Marquette bate por pouco Xavier 72-70, com Marquette Kam Jones marcando 20 pontos. Marquette narrowly beats Xavier 72-70, with Marquette's Kam Jones scoring 20 points.

Marquette superou Xavier 72-70 em um jogo tenso. Ninth-ranked Marquette edged out Xavier 72-70 in a tense game. Kam Jones, de Marquette, marcou 20 pontos, e David Joplin acrescentou 19, atingindo seu milésimo ponto de carreira. Marquette's Kam Jones scored 20 points, and David Joplin added 19, reaching his 1,000th career point. Liderado pelos 16 pontos de Marcus Foster, Xavier quase superou um déficit de 15 pontos com uma corrida de 12 a 0. Xavier, led by Marcus Foster's 16 points, nearly overcame a 15-point deficit with a late 12-0 run. Marquette garantiu a vitória com lances livres cruciais nos segundos finais. Marquette secured the win with crucial free throws in the final seconds.