In the venerated Madison Square Garden, Xavier and it's solidly middle of the pack coach sent a loud message to the Big East.
Last night Xavier did some work to quiet the fears of any fans worried that the defense was coming apart, the team was sliding backwards into the tournament, or that Chris Mack wasn't at least the third best coach in the conference. The Musketeers swatted aside Marquette by starting the game with an 11-2 run and opening the lead to 28 before rotating in everyone who goes to school for free.
Marquette isn't ready for one and done
Henry Ellenson was undoubtedly the best player on the Golden Eagles this season.