Kam Jones scored 20 points and David Joplin had 19 as No. 9 Marquette overcame a late rally by Xavier, 72-70, on Saturday. Marquette led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but the Musketeers fought back with a 12-0 run to take a 64-63 lead with 2:07 left. Jones made one of two free throws to put Marquette ahead 72-70 with 3.6 seconds left.
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Marquette led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but the Musketeers fought back with a 12-0 run to take a 64-63 lead with 2:07 left. Jones made one of two free throws to put Marquette ahead 72-70 with 3.6 seconds left. Conwell went to floor but no foul was called on Chase Ross as the buzzer sounded.A pair of 3-pointers by Ben Gold helped the Golden Eagles build a 27-22 lead at halftime.
They led despite Jones, who combined for 64 points in two games against Xavier last season, not recording a field goal until 5:46 remained in the first half.Joplin, who had only four points in the first half, also had 15 after halftime. His 3-pointer made the score 48-35 with 11 minutes remaining.Marquette: Joplin’s shot selection has been an issue at times, but he was 8 of 15 from the field on Saturday. He eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career.
Xavier: The Musketeers are still coping with the loss of second-leading scorer and leading rebounder Zach Freemantle, who injured his knee in a loss to Cincinnati on Dec. 14. Marquette took advantage with 44 points in the paint.The Musketeers had the ball trailing by one point when Stevie Mitchell had a steal and Joplin scored at the other end to put the Golden Eagles ahead 67-64 with 1:09 left.The Golden Eagles had only two turnovers in Wednesday’s win over Butler.
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