It has been just 27 days since No. 7 Marquette and Xavier faced off.
It is a rather quick turnaround for their second regular season matchup, considering the Golden Eagles have not faced four of their Big East foes (UConn, St. John’s, Villanova or Seton Hall) yet before taking on the Musketeers in a mid-January rematch in Milwaukee.
Marquette has won five straight against Xavier, with the last loss for the Golden Eagles occurring on Jan. 15, 2023, 80-76 in Cincinnati.
Marquette (15-2, 6-0 Big East) emerged victorious, 72-70 in the two squads’ last meeting on Dec.