When the Marquette Golden Eagles (28-6) and Vermont Catamounts (23-10) face off in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Nationwide Arena on Friday at 2:45 PM ET, Tyler Kolek and Robin Duncan will be two of the top players to watch.

In the article below, we'll give you all the info you need to know about who to keep your eye on in this matchup on CBS.

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How to Watch Marquette vs. Vermont

  • Game Day: Friday, March 17
  • Game Time: 2:45 PM ET
  • Arena: Nationwide Arena
  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • TV: CBS | Watch live on FuboTV

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Marquette's Last Game

In its previous game, Marquette defeated Xavier on Saturday, 65-51. Its top scorer was Kolek with 20 points.

Name PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Tyler Kolek 20 8 3 3 0 2
David Joplin 12 4 0 0 0 3
Kam Jones 11 5 4 1 1 0

Vermont's Last Game

In its most recent game, Vermont beat UMass-Lowell on Saturday, 72-59. Dylan Penn scored a team-high 21 points (and chipped in two assists and four boards).

Name PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Dylan Penn 21 4 2 1 2 1
Matt Veretto 15 5 2 1 2 3
Finn Sullivan 14 7 3 4 1 3

Marquette Players to Watch

Kolek leads the Golden Eagles at 7.6 assists per contest, while also putting up 4.2 rebounds and 13.3 points. He is second in the nation in assists.

Oso Ighodaro registers a team-high 5.9 rebounds per contest. In addition, he's averaging 11.4 points and 3.2 assists, shooting 65.3% from the field.

Kam Jones leads his squad in both points (15) and assists (2) per contest, and also averages 3.5 rebounds. At the other end, he delivers 1.4 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

Olivier-Maxence Prosper averages 12.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, shooting 51.3% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc with 1 made 3-pointers per game.

David Joplin is averaging 9.3 points, 0.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per contest.

Vermont Players to Watch

Duncan leads the Catamounts in rebounding (7.3 per game) and assists (4.4), and posts 7.8 points. He also puts up 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.

Finn Sullivan gives the Catamounts 11.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest. He also puts up 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.

Penn is posting a team-leading 13.5 points per contest. And he is contributing 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists, sinking 53.9% of his shots from the floor.

Aaron Deloney gets the Catamounts 11.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest. He also posts 0.7 steals and 0 blocked shots.

Matt Veretto is averaging 8.8 points, 3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, making 50.7% of his shots from the floor and 41.7% from 3-point range, with 1.7 treys per contest.

Marquette Top Performers (Last 10 Games)

Name PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Tyler Kolek 18.1 4 7.2 2 0.1 1.5
Oso Ighodaro 10.4 5.8 3 0.5 1 0
Kam Jones 13.2 3.6 1.9 1.2 0.1 2.7
Olivier-Maxence Prosper 10 4.7 0.9 0.8 0.1 1
Stevie Mitchell 7.9 2.7 0.8 2.6 0.2 0.4

Vermont Top Performers (Last 10 Games)

Name PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Finn Sullivan 14.7 5.4 2.1 1.5 1.1 2.2
Robin Duncan 7.2 8.4 5.3 1.1 0.8 0
Dylan Penn 17.6 3.4 2.5 0.7 0.3 1
Matt Veretto 12.3 2.9 1.3 0.7 0.6 2.4
Aaron Deloney 11.7 2.2 1.8 0.4 0 1.9