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Xavier Musketeers Beat Marquette in Big East Tournament
Xavier advanced to the Big East quarterfinals with balanced scoring and key free throws, holding Marquette to 39.5% shooting in a close 89-87 win, ending Marquette’s season.
- On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Xavier men's basketball team defeated Marquette University men's basketball team 89-87 at Madison Square Garden, advancing to the Big East quarterfinals.
- Xavier led for nearly 29 minutes and built double-digit leads, but Marquette closed the first half with a 15-2 run to take a 34-31 lead and tied 38-38 at intermission.
- Jovan Milicevic led Xavier with 21 points, shooting 7-for-11, including 4-for-7 from 3-point range, while Royce Parham finished with 22 points and nine rebounds.
- Despite the loss, Marquette entered the tournament after a 3-1 regular-season finish and celebrated Nigel James Jr. being named Big East Freshman of the Year Wednesday afternoon.
- Quarterfinals are Thursday, March 12, featuring four matchups and an evening doubleheader on FS1; Fox will carry the Big East championship on Saturday, March 13, after Xavier's first win outside Cintas Center in 2026.
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Henry Herald
Big East roundup: Xavier gets by Marquette late in tourney opener
Jovan Milicevic scored 21 points and hit the tiebreaking layup with 1:14 remaining as 10th-seeded Xavier outlasted seventh-seeded Marquette for an 89-87 victory in the opening round of the Big East tournament in New York on Wednesday.
Rutland Herald
Xavier beats Marquette in Big East Conference Tournament 89-87
Led by Jovan Milicevic's 21 points, the No. 10 seed Xavier Musketeers defeated the seventh-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles 89-87 in the Big East Conference Tournament. Xavier (15-17) plays second-seeded and No. 6 UConn in the quarterfinals Thursday.
The Tribune-Democrat
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Marquette falls to Xavier in Big East Tournament
The Marquette University men's basketball team concluded its season in the first round of the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament with an 89-87 loss to Xavier Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.Sophomore forward Royce Parham finished with 22 points and nine rebounds and freshman Michael Phillips II finished with a career-high 10 points.Xavier led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but MU used a 15-2 run late in the half to take a 34-31 lead w…
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