MILWAUKEE, Wis. u2012 Wednesday's matchup between No. 16 Xavier and No. 11 Marquette at Fiserv Forum is filled with massive implications for the Big East Conference regular-season championship, conference tournament seeding, and positioning in the NCAA Tournament.
The Golden Eagles (20-6, 12-3) hold a half-game lead over Xavier for first place in the conference standings.
Xavier (19-6, 11-3) won the first meeting this season against Marquette at Cintas Center, but the Milwaukee road trip is one that hasn't been kind in recent years.
Xavier's lost four in a row at Marquette and for that to change on Wednesday, the Musketeers will need a much different performance than the one they had on Friday night in a loss at Butler in what could best be described as Xavier's most disappointing outing of the season.