Last Saturday, not only did No. 10 Marquette men’s basketball (16-3, 7-1 Big East) lose at Fiserv Forum for the first time this season in a 59-57 loss to Xavier, they did so in historic fashion.
It suffered a season-high point deficit (19) towards the beginning of the second half, let up seven turnovers in the first 20 minutes when it averaged only 8.8 this season, and did not even get a shot off in the final seconds of the game for a chance to win.
The Golden Eagle’s home hardwood had been marked with a loss for only the seventh time in the Shaka Smart era.