Purdue is far more experienced than Marquette with six of its top seven scorers back. I believe Purdue will have a stronger focus, too, for this matchup. The Boilermakers also have a height advantage.

The Golden Eagles have just one senior, Andrew Rowsey, and Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski is searching for the right rotation.

Following this game, the Golden Eagles head off to Hawaii to compete in the Maui Invitation so focus may be an issue, too, especially for such an inexperienced squad with nine players in either their first or second season.

Purdue has a strong track record in non-conference games covering 23 of the last 32 times.