On the back of a fantastic finish that saw star graduate guard Kelsey Ransom score the game-winning bucket to send St. John’s University home Jan. 22, Georgetown hoped to carry their momentum into their matchup with Marquette University Jan.

Percentages: FG 55.102, FT .750. 3-Point Goals: 6-9, .667 (Volker 3-4, Forbes 2-3, Vice 1-1, Cracknell 0-1) Turnovers: 21 (Volker 6, Forbes 5, Vice 3, Mason 2, Porter 2, Smith 1, Perkins 1, Team 1)

Stevie Mitchell scored 10 of his career-high 22 points during a key five-minute stretch in the second half as No. 9 Marquette overcame Kam Jones’ foul trouble to rally past Butler 78-69

Georgetown visits the Marquette Golden Eagles after Kelsey Ransom scored 28 points in the Hoyas' 56-54 victory over the St. John's Red Storm.

Analyzing Friday’s Villanova at Marquette odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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Villanova plays the No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles after Eric Dixon scored 29 points in the Wildcats' 64-63 loss to the Georgetown Hoyas.

DePaul visits Georgetown on Friday! Let's continue our College Basketball odds series with a DePaul-Georgetown prediction and pick.

No. 7 Houston (15-3) beat Utah 70-36. Next: at No. 12 Kansas, Saturday. No. 8 Michigan St. (16-2) did not play. Next: at Rutgers, Saturday.

Are we ready to put Houston in the elite tier of college basketball this season? Auburn and Duke have been staples at the top of our Power Rankings for several weeks, with Iowa State in the mix. And while Tennessee has faded,

The Huskies have lost three times since the first meeting with the Blue Demons, an 81-68 road victory. UConn is coming off a 76-72 loss to Xavier and have alternated wins and losses for their last six games since the first meeting with DePaul. The squad sits at 14-6 and is 6-3 in the conference, two games behind Marquette and St. John’s at the top.

Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn. Otega Oweh logged 14 points, Ansley Almonor had 12 on four 3-pointers and Amari Williams recorded 10 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the Wildcats (15-5,