Marquette vs Oklahoma in Chicago: Game updates, prediction, analysis

CHICAGO - The Marquette men's basketball team plays its second non-conference game in the Windy City when the Golden Eagles (4-3) take on Oklahoma (4-2) on Nov. 28 at Credit Union 1 Arena on Illinois-Chicago's campus.

MU lost to Indiana at the United Center on Nov. 9.

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The Golden Eagles are still looking for their first victory over a high-major team.

Follow along for live updates from the game:

Marquette's potential starters

Guards: Nigel James Jr., Chase Ross, Zaide Lowery

Forwards: Ben Gold, Caedin Hamilton

Oklahoma has Milwaukee-area connections with Kai Rogers and Jake Hansen

The Sooners have a couple familiar names on their roster. Kai Rogers was highly regarded recruit at Wauwatosa West High School before finishing at Overtime Elite. The 6-10 freshman forward missed Oklahoma's first game with a knee injury, but has played sparingly since then.

Oklahoma also has 6-0 freshman guard Jake Hansen, who was Rodgers' teammate at Tosa West. Hansen helped lead the Trojans to their first state championship as a senior.

Marquette vs Oklahoma prediction

MU's remaining non-conference schedule includes a winnable home game against Valparaiso, and then tough road matchups at Wisconsin and Purdue. So the Golden Eagles would like to get this one against Oklahoma. It won't be easy. Porter Moser's offense involves a lot of cutting and spacing, and the Golden Eagles' have had frequent defensive breakdowns this season. The Sooners haven't turned the ball over much in their first six games, and have an older point guard in Nijel Pack. The Golden Eagles might not be able to muster enough offense to overcome those deficiencies.

Predicted score: Oklahoma 84, MU 71

How to watch Marquette vs Oklahoma?

• TV: NBC (Channel 4 in Milwaukee)

• Announcers: John Fanta (play-by-play), Nick Bahe (analyst) and Cayleigh Griffin (reporter) will be on the call.

Marquette vs Oklahoma odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Nov. 27

• Spread: Oklahoma by 2.5

• O/U: 161.5

• Moneyline: Marquette -120, Oklahoma -145

Marquette basketball schedule 2025-26

• Dec. 2: Valparaiso, 7 p.m.

• Dec. 6: at Wisconsin, 1 p.m.

• Dec. 13: at Purdue, 1 p.m.

• Dec. 17: Georgetown 7:30 p.m.

• Dec. 20: at Creighton, 7:30 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Marquette vs Oklahoma in Chicago: Game updates, prediction, analysis