With roughly five weeks until the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, the conference’s basketball teams are jockeying for victories that will affect their places in the standings.
No. 6 Xavier is no exception. Alone in second behind No. 3 Villanova, the Musketeers (20-2, 8-2 Big East) remain poised for a regular-season title run with eight games to go.
But no win is assured, and there are plenty of things coach Chris Mack wants to clean up for Saturday’s noon game against Marquette (15-8, 4-6) at Cintas Center. Based on Wednesday’s defeat of St.