Marquette has the defense to neutralize Xavier's 87th-ranked offense. Marquette is 56th in the nation, allowing just 67.4 points per game. The one area where Marquette will have to be careful is with Xavier's three-point shooting, but the Golden Eagles have been above-average this season with a 31.7% three-point efficiency allowed.

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The Xavier Musketeers (11-7, 3-4 Big East) meet the No. 7 Marquette Golden Eagles (15-2, 6-0) Saturday. Tip-off from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee is set for 2 p.m. ET (FOX). Let’s analyze BetMGM

Jones finished with just 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting but got going late with a flurry of drives to the rim in the final minutes of regulation. David Joplin led Marquette with 18 and guard Stevie Mitchell was huge down the stretch, scoring seven straight to cut Xavier's lead to 53-49 at the final media timeout.

More: Shaka Smart has made Marquette a mainstay in the top 10, but this coach re-ignited program Refresh the browser for live updates from the game. This will be a different game than the previous meeting,

The Marquette Golden Eagle men's basketball team lost to the Xavier Musketeers 59-587 Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

It's Marquette vs Xavier today in a Big East game. Here's how to watch, including time, channel, TV schedule and streaming info.

I f you listen to our podcast (Thanks!), you’ll know that Brad and Bryan pointed out that Xavier desperately needed good results from their upcoming four games. The first of the