The Golden Eagles will win this one handily. The biggest thing to watch is if struggling players like Damarius Owens and Caedin Hamilton gain any measure of confidence they can use for the rest of the season. The Marquette men's basketball team faces Valparaiso on Dec. 2 at Fiserv Forum.

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma and Marquette square off at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The Golden Eagles have a 4-3 record against non-conference oppponents. Marquette is 2-3 against opponents over .500. The Sooners are 4-2 in non-conference play. Oklahoma is ninth in the SEC scoring 88.5 points per game and is shooting 47.1%.

One of Parham’s 3s was wide open in the left corner against Oklahoma’s zone defense. MU has seen opposing defenses play zone on 35% of the Golden Eagles’ possessions, the top mark in the country, per Synergy. MU can expect to see more of the same for the rest of the season, and those shots will be there for Parham and others.

Nigel James Jr. scored 21 points as Marquette beat Valparaiso 75-72 in overtime on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles are now 5-4 on the season, while the Beacons fell to 5-3.

Marquette hosts the Valparaiso Beacons after Chase Ross scored 21 points in Marquette's 75-74 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners.

Freshman Nigel James Jr. hit four free throws in the final minute of overtime to pace Marquette to a 75-72 comeback victory over Valparaiso in a nonconference game Tuesday night in Milwaukee.

Buzz Williams returned to Marquette for the first time in 11 years, leading Maryland to an 89-82 victory over the Golden Eagles in a game marred by injury.

View the Valparaiso Beacons vs. Marquette Golden Eagles basketball game played on December 02, 2025. Box score, stats, odds, highlights, play-by-play, social & more.

The Gonzaga women’s basketball team couldn’t find any footing early Sunday morning, committing 11 turnovers in the first half, seven coming in the second quarter. The Zags righted themselves early in the third quarter and caught fire in the final 4 minutes to hold off the Marquette Golden Eagles 65-61 in the Coconut Hoops Classic at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Marquette basketball fans created a home-court atmosphere in Chicago during the Golden Eagles' Black Friday game against Oklahoma at Credit Union 1 Arena.

The game's on ESPN Milwaukee WKTI FM-94.5 in Milwaukee, plus WCUB 980 AM in Two Rivers, WDLB 1450 AM in Marshfield, WSCO 95.3 FM/1570 AM in Appleton and WSCO 99.1 FM in Oshkosh. Yes, the Marquette broadcast is on Channel 390 and on the SiriusXM app.