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.

Dan Hurley's UConn team has lost three of its last six, while Shaka Smart's Marquette squad is humming heading into a showdown against the Huskies. John Fanta breaks down the Big East ahead of a loaded weekend.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Butler Bulldogs vs. Georgetown Hoyas on Friday night

Marquette visits the Xavier Musketeers after Lee Volker scored 20 points in the Golden Eagles' 75-58 victory against the Georgetown Hoyas.

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)

The Bulldogs had another quality first half, but they were beaten down in the paint and had costly turnovers in a road loss at Georgetown.

UConn men's basketball enters grueling stretch of its schedule Saturday night in Milwaukee against ninth-ranked Marquette.

Butler visits the Georgetown Hoyas after Jahmyl Telfort scored 24 points in the Bulldogs' 78-69 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Assists_Georgetown 9 (Rivera 5), Marquette 21 (Volker 6). Fouled Out_Georgetown Jenkins. Rebounds_Georgetown 33 (Jenkins 10), Marquette 34 (Vice 8). Total Fouls_Georgetown 19, Marquette 15.

Percentages: FG 31.818, FT .929. 3-Point Goals: 3-23, .130 (Hession 1-4, Ransom 1-5, Wilson 1-2, Jenkins 0-1, Rivera 0-8, McBride 0-2, Ryan 0-1) Turnovers: 21 (Ransom 8, Wilson 4, Jenkins 3 ...

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.

Prediction, pick and betting odds for the Saturday night Big East college basketball matchup between UConn and Marquette