Marquette men fend off Xavier
(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) – The No. 9/9 Marquette University men’s basketball team (11-2, 2-0 BIG EAST) continued BIG EAST play with a thrilling 72-70 win at Xavier (8-4, 0-1 BIG EAST) on Saturday afternoon at Cintas Center. Senior forward David Joplin finished with 19 points and five rebounds and guard Kam Jones added 20 points and eight assists.