MBB Minute – Fourth-ranked Marquette led for all but 22 seconds while knocking off No. 1 ranked Kansas 73-59 in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational late Tuesday night. The victory was Marquette’s third over a No. 1 ranked team in program history.
 
Oso Ighodaro led the Golden Eagles (5-0) with 21 points, a game-high nine rebounds and two blocked shots. Chase Ross came off the bench to score 12 points. MU’s defense helped force 18 Kansas turnovers. Marquette led by as many as 17 points in the second half.
 
Marquette takes on No. 2 Purdue for the Maui Invitational championship at 5 p.m. ET today on ESPN. The Golden Eagles will attempt to become the first team since Loyola Chicago in 1963 to defeat the No. 1 and No. 2 Associated Press ranked teams on consecutive days. Loyola Chicago beat No. 2 Duke followed by No. 1 Cincinnati in the 1963 NCAA Final Four.
 
The other two BIG EAST teams in action on Wednesday also have afternoon contests. Villanova meets Texas Tech in an expected defensive battle in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.
 
At 4 p.m. on CBSSN, No. 8 Creighton meets Loyola Chicago in the first round of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo. The Bluejays are 4-0 with all four victories coming at home.
 
Four teams are playing Thanksgiving Day. Villanova will play either No. 14 North Carolina or Northern Iowa in the Battle 4 Atlantis. Creighton will take on Boston College or Colorado State in the title or third-place game of the Hall of Fame Classic.
 
Butler will battle No. 19 Florida Atlantic in the first round of the ESPN Events International tourney in Orlando at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2. Seton Hall plays No. 23 USC in the first round of Rady’s Children International tourney in San Diego at 5:30 p.m. on FS1.