Trevon Bluiett matched his career high with 24 points and Xavier took advantage of foul trouble by Marquette star center Henry Ellenson to dominate the Golden Eagles at Madison Square Garden.
Postgame Quotes - Xavier ''I thought our team was a little different than we've been the last couple of weeks defensively, and we've been making a big point of it in practice.
Postgame Quotes - Marquette
NEW YORK (AP) Xavier hadn't been playing defense lately the way it had been early in the season. On Thursday night, the fifth-ranked Musketeers looked a lot more like themselves on that end of the court in a 90-72 victory over Marquette in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.