Marquette has the defense to neutralize Xavier's 87th-ranked offense. Marquette is 56th in the nation, allowing just 67.4 points per game. The one area where Marquette will have to be careful is with Xavier's three-point shooting, but the Golden Eagles have been above-average this season with a 31.7% three-point efficiency allowed.

The Xavier Musketeers (11-7, 3-4 Big East) meet the No. 7 Marquette Golden Eagles (15-2, 6-0) Saturday. Tip-off from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee is set for 2 p.m. ET (FOX). Let’s analyze BetMGM

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St. John's dominated Xavier on the glass in that previous meeting boasting a +20 rebounding margin. Center Zuby Ejiofor owned the paint with 12 boards in that contest, and he has now grabbed nine or more rebounds in four straight games.

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Jones finished with just 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting but got going late with a flurry of drives to the rim in the final minutes of regulation. David Joplin led Marquette with 18 and guard Stevie Mitchell was huge down the stretch, scoring seven straight to cut Xavier's lead to 53-49 at the final media timeout.

More: Shaka Smart has made Marquette a mainstay in the top 10, but this coach re-ignited program Refresh the browser for live updates from the game. This will be a different game than the previous meeting,