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Marquette men’s basketball is 8-1 in conference play and tied for first place in the Big East with No. 15 St. John’s.

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After coming up short in its first home loss of the season against Xavier last Saturday, Marquette men’s basketball is up a spot to No. 9 in the latest AP Poll after a 2-0 week.

Here are my thoughts from the Golden Eagles’ bounce back week:

Kam Jones starting to repossess his shooting stroke

Going into Tuesday’s game against Seton Hall, Kam Jones had been held to under 40 percent shooting from the field in each of Marquette’s previous four games.