THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: gives this game a Thrill Score of 83.9, making it the most potentially exciting game out of the 49 Division 1 games scheduled for the day. THE PROJECTION: gives Kansas a 61% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 80-77. THE LINE: Marquette +4.5 from our friends at Draft Kings. THE RADIO: 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee, available online at Wisconsin On Demand or The Varsity Network. THE TELEVISION: ESPN, with Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, and Angel Gray on the call. You can just straight up donate to the Maui Strong Fund if you want as well. Proceeds from the auction will go to wildfire relief and recovery efforts. THE OUTREACH: There’s a Hoops for ‘Ohana online auction going on, including a Marquette fan pack for a 2023-24 home game. As such, this year’s event was moved to the home arena of the University of Hawaii. The Lahaina Civic Center, the traditional home of the Maui Invitational, was apparently not harmed, but the damage everywhere else was extensive.
ISN’T THIS THE MAUI INVITATIONAL? Yes, but wildfires in August caused significant damage to the Island of Maui. THE LOCATION: SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii THE VITALS: #4 Marquette Golden Eagles (4-0) vs #1 Kansas Jayhawks (4-0)
