Xavier holds on down the stretch to earn 59-57 road upset at No. 7 Marquette
MILWAUKEE (AP) Zach Freemantle had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier hung on in the final seconds to beat No. 7 Marquette 59-57 to earn its third straight victory while snapping the Golden Eagles’ six-game winning streak Saturday.
Xavier (12-7, 4-4 Big East) never trailed and led by as many as 19 but needed to make a stop in the final seconds to preserve the victory. Xavier’s Dailyn Swain appeared to knock the ball away as Marquette’s Stevie Mitchell was driving to the basket before a potential tying shot could be attempted.
Marquette (15-3, 6-1) had won its last five meetings in this series, including a 72-70 triumph at Xavier on Dec. 21. Freemantle didn’t play against Marquette last month because of a lower-body injury.
David Joplin had 17 points to lead Marquette.
Xavier: The Musketeers got the signature win they needed to boost their NCAA Tournament credentials. Xavier earned its first win over a top-10 team since beating then-No. 2 UConn 83-73 at home on Dec. 31, 2022.
Marquette: The Golden Eagles went scoreless for a stretch of nearly five minutes early in the second half as Xavier extended its lead to 45-26. They had come from behind to beat Georgetown and DePaul in their last two games, but they dug themselves too big a hole this time.
Marquette got one last chance when Joplin forced a tie ball with Xavier’s Ryan Conwell with 8.6 seconds remaining. Chase Ross inbounded the ball to Kam Jones, whose pass was deflected before Mitchell got it in 3-point range. Mitchell tried driving to the basket but couldn't attempt a shot.
Neither team got much production from its leading scorers. Conwell, coming off a 34-point performance in a victory over Villanova, had six points and shot 3 of 13 overall and 0 of 8 from 3-point range. Jones had 11 points, shot 5 of 13, went 1 of 6 from beyond the arc and missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 20 seconds left.
Marquette visits Seton Hall on Tuesday. Xavier is at St. John's on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Zach Freemantle vs. Ben Gold (Dailyn Swain gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 2-0 | |
19:36 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
19:34 | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â | |
19:20 | Â | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:18 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Zach Freemantle blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup | Â | |
18:57 | Â | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Musketeers defensive rebound | Â | |
18:32 | Â | Chase Ross blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Chase Ross defensive rebound | Â | |
18:21 | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
17:59 | +2 | Ryan Conwell makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
17:43 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
17:41 | Â | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Dailyn Swain misses two point layup | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â | |
17:05 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
16:39 | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Zach Freemantle assists) | 6-2 | |
16:23 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:21 | Â | Ben Gold offensive rebound | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Kam Jones turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Foster steals) | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Stevie Mitchell shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul) | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
16:03 | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-2 | |
15:55 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup | 7-4 | |
15:55 | Â | Jerome Hunter shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | Â | |
15:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:55 | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-5 | |
15:28 | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Chase Ross defensive rebound | Â | |
15:06 | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
14:46 | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Jerome Hunter assists) | 9-5 | |
14:24 | Â | Tre Norman turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals) | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Kam Jones shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul) | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
14:20 | +1 | Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-5 | |
14:05 | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
13:42 | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point layup | 12-5 | |
13:25 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
13:23 | Â | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Damarius Owens blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot | Â | |
12:53 | Â | Chase Ross defensive rebound | Â | |
12:45 | +3 | Damarius Owens makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists) | 12-8 | |
12:11 | +2 | Ryan Conwell makes two point jump shot | 14-8 | |
11:52 | Â | Kam Jones turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
11:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:29 | Â | David Joplin shooting foul (Dante Maddox Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
11:29 | +1 | Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 15-8 | |
11:29 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â | |
11:29 | +1 | Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 16-8 | |
11:08 | +3 | Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 16-11 | |
10:38 | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:36 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Royce Parham misses two point layup | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Ryan Conwell turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Dayvion McKnight blocks Damarius Owens's two point layup | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | Â | |
9:51 | +3 | Dante Maddox Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 19-11 | |
9:37 | Â | Marcus Foster personal foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
9:28 | Â | Damarius Owens turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals) | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Damarius Owens shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul) | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:22 | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-11 | |
9:10 | Â | David Joplin misses two point layup | Â | |
9:08 | Â | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
8:59 | Â | Zach Freemantle offensive rebound | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses two point layup | Â | |
8:51 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
8:35 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 20-13 | |
8:09 | Â | Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Ben Gold offensive rebound | Â | |
7:57 | +2 | Ben Gold makes two point layup | 20-15 | |
7:39 | +3 | Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists) | 23-15 | |
7:04 | Â | Golden Eagles turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
7:04 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Jump ball. Ryan Conwell vs. Kam Jones (Kam Jones gains possession) | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (Kam Jones steals) | Â | |
6:30 | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists) | 23-18 | |
6:24 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses two point layup | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Chase Ross turnover (back court violation) | Â | |
6:03 | Â | Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Caedin Hamilton defensive rebound | Â | |
5:52 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:50 | Â | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses two point layup | Â | |
5:34 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Dailyn Swain blocks Chase Ross's two point layup | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
5:13 | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Dailyn Swain assists) | 25-18 | |
5:04 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 25-20 | |
4:46 | Â | Dailyn Swain misses two point layup | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Ben Gold offensive rebound | Â | |
4:23 | Â | David Joplin misses two point layup | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â | |
4:04 | +2 | Marcus Foster makes two point layup | 27-20 | |
3:38 | +2 | Caedin Hamilton makes two point layup (David Joplin assists) | 27-22 | |
3:16 | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Dailyn Swain assists) | 29-22 | |
2:58 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
2:45 | Â | Musketeers 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:29 | Â | John Hugley IV offensive rebound | Â | |
2:26 | +2 | John Hugley IV makes two point layup | 31-22 | |
2:08 | Â | Royce Parham turnover (lost ball) (Dante Maddox Jr. steals) | Â | |
2:02 | +2 | Dante Maddox Jr. makes two point layup | 33-22 | |
1:45 | Â | Tre Norman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:43 | Â | Royce Parham offensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | +2 | Royce Parham makes two point layup | 33-24 | |
1:15 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:13 | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
0:52 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. personal foul (Ben Gold draws the foul) | Â | |
0:47 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | Â | |
0:26 | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup | 35-24 | |
0:03 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Ben Gold offensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Ben Gold misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |