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Joplin and Jones make history as Marquette holds on for 72-70 win at Xavier

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Marquette men’s basketball has now won five in a row against Xavier after its 72-70 win on Sat. Dec 21.

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With 6:09 to play, Marquette looked like it was on its way to cruising into the holidays with an undefeated conference record and back-to-back wins.

Despite a lackluster offensive first-half, the Golden Eagles had grinded their way to a 63-50 lead.

Then, the offense went stagnant — with Kam Jones on the floor this time too.

In the Golden Eagles’ previous two road games, it had been foul trouble that sidelined Jones and left their offense without any answers.