Xavier Musketeers at Marquette Golden Eagles
· Big East Tournament - 1st Round
Xavier beats Marquette in Big East Conference Tournament 89-87
Xavier (15-17) plays second-seeded and No. 6 UConn in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Milicevic shot 7 for 11 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Musketeers. Tre Carroll added 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks while going 8 of 16 (0 for 4 from 3-point range). Malik Moore shot 7 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the foul line to finish with 18 points.
Royce Parham finished with 22 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Eagles (12-20). Nigel James Jr. added 18 points, seven assists and three steals for Marquette. Chase Ross finished with 16 points, six assists and two steals.
Xavier used an 11-0 second-half run come back from a three-point deficit and take the lead at 56-48 with 12:28 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Carroll scored 14 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 89 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Nigel James Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 89 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Royce Parham misses free throw 2 of 2 | 89 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Pape N'Diaye subbing in for Xavier | 89 - 87 |
Statistics
 XAV |
 MARQ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-64 | FG | 31-73 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 11-40 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 15-17 | FT | 14-19 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 72 | Percent Led | 15 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 25-6 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 27-4 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-7 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 20-11 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-16 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 15-17 |