Xavier holds on down the stretch to earn 59-57 highway upset at No. 7 Marquette

Zach Freemantle had 14 factors and 10 rebounds and Xavier held on within the last seconds to beat No. 7 Marquette, 59-57, to earn its third straight victory whereas snapping the Golden Eagles’ six-game profitable streak on Saturday.

Xavier (12-7, 4-4 Huge East) by no means trailed and led by as many as 19 however wanted to make a cease within the last seconds to protect the victory. Xavier’s Dailyn Swain appeared to knock the ball away as Marquette’s Stevie Mitchell was driving to the basket earlier than a possible tying shot may very well be tried.

Marquette (15-3, 6-1) had received its final 5 conferences on this sequence, together with a 72-70 triumph at Xavier on Dec. 21. Freemantle didn’t play in opposition to Marquette final month due to a lower-body damage.

David Joplin had 17 factors to steer Marquette.

Takeaways

Xavier: The Musketeers received the signature win they wanted to spice up their NCAA Match credentials. Xavier earned its first win over a top-10 staff since beating then-No. 2 UConn 83-73 at residence on Dec. 31, 2022.

Marquette: The Golden Eagles went scoreless for a stretch of almost 5 minutes early within the second half as Xavier prolonged its result in 45-26. They’d come from behind to beat Georgetown and DePaul of their final two video games, however they dug themselves too huge a gap this time.

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Key second

Marquette received one final likelihood when Joplin pressured a tie ball with Xavier’s Ryan Conwell with 8.6 seconds remaining. Chase Ross inbounded the ball to Kam Jones, whose move was deflected earlier than Mitchell received it in 3-point vary. Mitchell tried driving to the basket however could not try a shot.

Key stats

Neither staff received a lot manufacturing from its main scorers. Conwell, coming off a 34-point efficiency in a victory over Villanova, had six factors and shot 3 of 13 general and 0 of 8 from 3-point vary. Jones had 11 factors, shot 5 of 13, went 1 of 6 from past the arc and missed a possible tying 3-pointer with 20 seconds left.

Up subsequent

Marquette visits Seton Corridor on Tuesday. Xavier is at St. John’s on Wednesday.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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