NEW YORK – Marquette men’s basketball is set to open the BIG EAST Tournament Thursday afternoon as they face No. 4 seed Creighton inside Madison Square Garden.
The Golden Eagles are coming off a 85-77 win over the St. John’s Red Storm last Saturday at Fiserv Forum. With the win, Marquette clinched the No. 5 seed and a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Alongside his 28 points on 9-for-20 shooting (4-for-7 from the 3-point line), Lewis finished with seven rebounds and two blocks to lead the Golden Eagles.
Darryl Morsell added 20 points on an efficient 8-for-14 shooting to go along with six rebounds and four assists.