Marquette Golden Eagles at Xavier Musketeers
· NCAA Men's BasketballXavier defeats Marquette 96-88
Milicevic added five rebounds for the Musketeers (13-12, 5-9 Big East Conference). All Wright scored 19 points, shooting 6 for 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line. Tre Carroll shot 6 of 15 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 18 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Nigel James Jr. finished with 30 points and 12 assists for the Golden Eagles (9-17, 4-11). Marquette also got 24 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks from Royce Parham. Ben Gold finished with 10 points.
Xavier took the lead for good with 18:43 to go in the first half. The score was 51-35 at halftime, with Wright racking up 16 points. Xavier was outscored by Marquette in the second half by eight points, with Milicevic scoring a team-high 10 points in the final half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Malik Messina-Moore Defensive Rebound. | 88 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Chase Ross misses 11-foot jumper | 88 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Royce Parham Defensive Rebound. | 88 - 96 |
Statistics
MARQ |
XAV |
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|---|---|---|
| 36-70 | FG | 31-67 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 16-34 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 8-11 | FT | 18-21 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 21 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 9,924 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 27-6 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 29-4 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-8 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |


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