Marquette men’s basketball inched one step closer to hoisting the Big East Regular Season Title for the first time in over a decade.
No. 11 Marquette fought its way back into its heavyweight matchup with No. 16 Xavier behind going punch for punch in the second half.
Junior forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper, who struggled for majority of the night, came up heroic for the Golden Eagles as he put in a second chance opportunity with 1.6 seconds remaining for the 69-68 victory.
“You can’t go play your best if you’re playing through avoidance goals, to go not make mistakes or to not miss a shot, or not give up a basket” head coach Shaka Smart said.