Marquette erases halftime deficit, hands Xavier tough loss in Big East Tournament
Updated: 4:48 PM EDT Mar 13, 2025
The Marquette Golden Eagles stormed back to erase a double-digit deficit and defeat the Xavier Musketeers 89-87 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.No.-4 seeded Xavier led by 10 points at halftime over No. 5-seeded Marquette but couldn’t hang on for the win in a critical game for their NCAA Tournament chances.Guard Ryan Conwell exploded for a game-high 38 points on 7-11 shooting from beyond the arc, while the Musketeers shot over 50 percent from the field.A Xavier offense that was humming going into the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden continued to look formidable, though Marquette’s offense was just as impressive.Led by 28 points from guard Kam Jones, the Golden Eagles scored 51 points in the second half after trailing 46-36 going into halftime.Marquette took the lead for good with just over five minutes left and closed out the final minute making five of six free throws to seal the victory.With the loss, Xavier fell to 21-11 overall and will anxiously await the results of Selection Sunday to see if they made the NCAA Tournament field.Heading into Thursday’s game, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi had the Musketeers among the last four teams in the field with just days until the bracket is revealed.Marquette advances to the Big East Tournament semifinals, where the Golden Eagles will meet No. 1-seeded St. John’s Friday night.
NEW YORK —The Marquette Golden Eagles stormed back to erase a double-digit deficit and defeat the Xavier Musketeers 89-87 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.
No.-4 seeded Xavier led by 10 points at halftime over No. 5-seeded Marquette but couldn’t hang on for the win in a critical game for their NCAA Tournament chances.
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Guard Ryan Conwell exploded for a game-high 38 points on 7-11 shooting from beyond the arc, while the Musketeers shot over 50 percent from the field.
A Xavier offense that was humming going into the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden continued to look formidable, though Marquette’s offense was just as impressive.
Led by 28 points from guard Kam Jones, the Golden Eagles scored 51 points in the second half after trailing 46-36 going into halftime.
Marquette took the lead for good with just over five minutes left and closed out the final minute making five of six free throws to seal the victory.
With the loss, Xavier fell to 21-11 overall and will anxiously await the results of Selection Sunday to see if they made the NCAA Tournament field.
Heading into Thursday’s game, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi had the Musketeers among the last four teams in the field with just days until the bracket is revealed.
Marquette advances to the Big East Tournament semifinals, where the Golden Eagles will meet No. 1-seeded St. John’s Friday night.
