No. 16 Xavier Falls on a Late Basket at No. 11 Marquette

Wednesday, February 15

Milwaukee, Wis.

7 p.m. ET

Xavier University

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Marquette

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Xavier

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No. 16 Xavier Falls on a Late Basket at No. 11 Marquette

02.15.23 | Men's Basketball

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Souley Boum's 24 points lead four Musketeers in double figures

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Four Musketeers hit double figures in a back-and-forth battle for the top spot in the BIG EAST, but No. 11 Marquette hit the final basket of the night, giving Xavier the 69-68 setback on Wednesday evening. Souley Boum led all scorers with 24 and the Musketeers moved to 19-7 overall and 11-4 in BIG EAST play. Marquette moved to 21-6 overall and 13-3 in conference play.

An early 11-0 run for the Musketeers put Xavier in front early, leading by as many as 13, 19-6, before Marquette's offense got going, outscoring Xavier 15-4 over the next seven minutes to make it a two-point game going into the final minutes of the first half before Xavier went into the break up four, 28-24.

Marquette opened the second half with an 8-0 run to take a 32-28 lead three minutes into the half, and neither team led by more than five the rest of the way. Xavier took a three-point lead into the final 30 seconds, but a four point burst for MU put the Golden Eagles ahead by one. Jack Nunge gave the Musketeers a one-point lead on a layup, but a Marquette basket in the final seconds set the final score at 69-68 in favor of Marquette.

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Souley Boum finished with 24 points on 10-15 shooting from the floor, making 4-8 from beyond the arc.
Colby Jones added 13 points, shooting 5-8 from the floor. Jones also led the Musketeers with eight rebounds and five assists.
Jerome Hunter had 10 points, going 3-of-5 from the floor and 4-4 from the free throw line.
Jack Nunge added 10 points and grabbed six rebounds.
Xavier shot over 53 percent from the floor while holding Marquette to 38 percent shooting, but the Golden Eagles finished with a 36-32 advantage on the boards, including a 15-4 advantage on the offensive glass, leading to 15 second chance points for Marquette.
The Musketeers also had 17 turnovers to just seven for MU, leading to a 21-6 advantage on points off turnovers for the Golden Eagles.

UP NEXT

Xavier returns to Cintas Center on Saturday, February 18 to host DePaul. The Musketeers and the Blue Demons are set for a 4:00 p.m. start on CBS Sports Network.

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