Xavier @ Marquette Game Overview
XAV vs MARQRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, '25 | XAV |
89 - 87
|
XAV 2.5 | o145.0 |
| Jan 18, '25 | MARQ |
59 - 57
|
XAV 10.0 | u149.5 |
| Dec 21, '24 | XAV |
72 - 70
|
XAV 4.0 | u152.5 |
| Mar 09, '24 | XAV |
86 - 80
|
MARQ -3.5 | o159.0 |
| Feb 25, '24 | MARQ |
88 - 64
|
MARQ -11.5 | u160.5 |
| Mar 11, '23 | MARQ |
65 - 51
|
MARQ -1.5 | u154.0 |
| Feb 15, '23 | MARQ |
69 - 68
|
XAV 6.0 | u159.5 |
| Jan 15, '23 | XAV |
80 - 76
|
XAV -3.0 | u164.5 |
| Jan 23, '22 | MARQ |
75 - 64
|
MARQ 2.0 | u146.0 |
| Dec 18, '21 | XAV |
80 - 71
|
MARQ 10.0 | o150.0 |
XAV vs MARQ Preview
Last Meeting ( Mar 13, 2025 ) Marquette 89, Xavier 87
Marquette looks to get over the hump and claim its first Big East victory on Wednesday when Xavier comes to Milwaukee.
The losing streak sits at six for Marquette (5-10, 0-4) after Sunday's 73-57 loss at No. 4 UConn. The Golden Eagles haven't gone this long without a win since the 2014-15 season.
Nigel James Jr. led the way with 15 points, but on an inefficient 5-for-18 from the floor. Chase Ross' struggles over the last month continued as he scored 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting, which included 0-for-4 from beyond the arc.
During the six-game rut, Ross (16.3 ppg) has hit just 27.0% from the field and 4 of 24 shots from 3-point range.
"We have to score more than 57 points," Marquette coach Shaka Smart said. "Around the basket we need to finish better. The stretches of the game where we were lost in the moment and competing as a group of five, I liked the look in their eyes. We just didn't do it consistently enough."
Xavier (9-6, 1-3) also has endured a tough start to Big East play. The Musketeers opened conference play with a 41-point home loss to Creighton. They come into this game having lost two in a row after falling 86-77 on Saturday at DePaul.
Tre Carroll led the Musketeers with 17 on 7-of-16 shooting. Roddie Anderson III added 15 while Filip Borovicanin scored 10 with 10 boards.
Senior Malik Messina-Moore has been Xavier's most prolific scorer in league play with 14.5 points per game. For the year, he leads the Big East with his 3.35 assist-to-turnover ratio.
This rivalry was a fun one last year when each of their three matchups was decided by two points. Each team won on the road, then Marquette took the Big East quarterfinal, 89-87, at Madison Square Garden.
That was the final win for Marquette's senior trio of Kam Jones, Stevie Mitchell and David Joplin -- who combined for 58 points that day -- while Ross added 16.
--Field Level Media
XAV vs MARQInjury report
Xavier's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Naser | G | Questionable - Undisclosed( Dec 30, '25) | Dec 30, '25 | |
| Naser is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Musketeers. | ||||
| K. Westphal | C | Out - Redshirt( Nov 05, '25) | Nov 05, '25 | |
| Westphal will redshirt the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| G. Pozzato | F | Questionable - Knee( Oct 29, '25) | Oct 29, '25 | |
| Pozzato is recovering from a torn MCL and is uncertain to take the court for the Musketeers. | ||||
Marquette's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Jones | G | Questionable - Foot( Jan 03, '26) | Jan 03, '26 | |
| Jones is dealing with a foot injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Golden Eagles. | ||||
| N. Walker | G | Out - Redshirt( Dec 29, '25) | Dec 29, '25 | |
| Walker is redshirting and will miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| I. Miletic | F | Out - Redshirt( Oct 22, '25) | Oct 22, '25 | |
| Miletic is redshirting and will miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| S. Pearson | F | Out - Redshirt( Jul 27, '25) | Jul 27, '25 | |
| Pearson is redshirting and will miss the entire 2025-26 season. | ||||
XAV vs MARQStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.3 | (311) | FG% | (245) | 44.6 |
| 26.9 | (246) | FGM | (198) | 27.0 |
| 63.7 | (133) | FGA | (163) | 60.6 |
| 35.1 | (119) | 3P% | (228) | 33.8 |
| 9.6 | (85) | 3PM | (156) | 7.7 |
| 27.3 | (97) | 3PA | (112) | 22.9 |
| 68.0 | (303) | FT% | (340) | 75.7 |
| 12.7 | (311) | FTM | (211) | 15.4 |
| 18.7 | (299) | FTA | (151) | 20.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.5 |
| 26.6 |
| 59.8 |
| 33.4 |
| 8.0 |
| 23.9 |
| 71.5 |
| 14.6 |
| 20.4 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.1 | (238) | REB | (319) | 36.3 |
| 9.4 | (231) | OREB | (258) | 10.0 |
| 23.7 | (336) | DREB | (291) | 26.3 |
| 18.6 | (31) | AST | (296) | 16.0 |
| 9.6 | (12) | TO | (108) | 14.2 |
| 1.9 | (5) | AST/TO | (220) | 1.1 |
| 7.1 | (30) | STL | (61) | 6.5 |
| 3.9 | (321) | BLK | (270) | 3.9 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 32.4 |
| 9.4 |
| 23.0 |
| 14.3 |
| 12.6 |
| 1.1 |
| 7.2 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76.2 | (264) | Points | (193) | 77.1 |
| 35.1 | (34) | 1st Half | (57) | 37.3 |
| 41.1 | (34) | 2nd Half | (57) | 38.8 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 75.9 |
| 35.9 |
| 39.4 |