Marquette will face an all-too familiar opponent Thursday in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament when they will square off against Denver, a team the Golden Eagles faced last Saturday and in each of the last two conference tournaments.
The fourth-seeded Golden Eagles will face the top-seeded Pioneers in a rematch of last year’s BIG EAST semifinals and the championship game from two seasons ago. Marquette is the two-time defending BIG EAST champions and will be face a daunting task in order to achieve a third consecutive title.
Faceoff is at 3:30 p.m. and can be seen on CBS Sports Network.