After taking down No. 6 UConn on Wednesday night, the No. 25 Marquette men’s basketball team looked to take down another AP Top 25 opponent in the No. 12 Xavier Musketeers.
Despite 25 points from junior guard Tyler Kolek and a back and forth ending, Xavier defeated Marquette 80-76 at the Cintas Center.
The Golden Eagles (14-5, 6-2 Big East) five game winning came to an end while the Musketeers (15-3, 7-0) won their 11th straight win.
“I thought our guys showed tremednous grit to fight and battle,” Marquette head coach Shaka Smart told ESPN Milwaukee broadcasters Steve “The Homer” True and Tony Smith in a post-game radio interview.