Prosper leads Marquette against Wisconsin after 24-point game

Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) at Marquette Golden Eagles (6-2)

Milwaukee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Marquette plays the Wisconsin Badgers after Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 24 points in Marquette's 96-70 win over the Baylor Bears.

The Golden Eagles have gone 5-0 in home games. Marquette has a 6-0 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Badgers play their first true road game after going 5-2 with a 3-1 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. Wisconsin is 1-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

TOP PERFORMERS: Prosper is scoring 14.1 points per game with 5.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists for the Golden Eagles. Kam Jones is averaging 14.1 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 43.5% for Marquette.

Tyler Wahl is scoring 14.4 points per game and averaging 7.1 rebounds for the Badgers. Chucky Hepburn is averaging 11.6 points for Wisconsin.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.