Men's Basketball Falls in BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals vs No. 25 Marquette

Thursday, March 13

New York, N.Y.

2:30 p.m.

Xavier University

21-11,13-7Big East

vs No. 5 seed Marquette

23-9,13-7Big East

Marquette

Xavier

Men's Basketball Falls in BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals vs No. 25 Marquette

03.13.25 | Men's Basketball

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Ryan Conwell scored a game-high 38 points on Thursday at Madison Square Garden

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

NEW YORK - Ryan Conwell scored a game-high 38 points in Xavier's 89-87 BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal loss vs No. 25 Marquette at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

The Musketeers move to 21-11 on the year, while the Golden Eagles improve to 23-9. The loss snapped a seven-game win streak for Xavier.

The NCAA Selection Show is slated for 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 16 on CBS.

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Marquette opened the game on a 6-2 run before Xavier scored eight straight points, taking a four-point lad (10-6) with 16:15 on the clock. The Musketeers never relinquished the lead in the first half and led by as many as 12 points with 1:31 on the clock.
Marquette's Kam Jones hit a basket in the closing seconds of the stanza to make it a 10-point game (46-36) at the break. Jones led all scorers with 12 points at intermission.
Ryan Conwell and Zach Freemantle led the Musketeers in scoring at the half with 11 points each. Xavier hit 55.2 percent (16-for-29) of it shot attempts, while limiting the Golden Eagles to a .371 field-goal percentage (13-for-35).
Xavier led by as many as 14 points (53-39) with 17:34 left in the second half, but the Golden Eagles battled back to regain the lead, 63-62, with 10:26 left in regulation. The remainder of the game had six lead changes and one tie with neither team leading by more than five points.
Marquette went 2-for-2 from the floor and 5-for-6 from the foul line in the final 1:16 of the contest to go ahead by five points (89-84) with two seconds left in regulation. Ryan Conwell hit a three pointer as time expired for the final ledger, 89-87.
Ryan Conwell scored a game and career-high 38 points on 13-for-18 shooting. He was 7-for-11 from behind the arc and added three rebounds and three assists.
The 38 points are a new Xavier BIG EAST Tournament record. Paul Scruggs previously scored 28 points in 2019 BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals vs Villanova (L, 71-67 in OT).
The 38 points are the most in a game by a Xavier player since Feb. 3, 2024 at DePaul (Quincy Olivari scored 43 points in a 93-68 win).
Ryan Conwell has scored 20 or more points in five straight games.
Zach Freemantle added 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting. The forward added seven rebounds and a team-high five assists.
Zach Freemantle became only the fourth player in Xavier history to be ranked in the top-10 in both points and rebounds (currently has 1,715 career points and 872 career rebounds).
Dailyn Swain finished with 11 points and seven rebounds. Dante Maddox Jr. recorded seven points and two rebounds. Dayvion McKnight added six points, three rebounds and three assists.
Xavier finished with a .526 field-goal percentage (30-for-57), the team's 11th game shooting 50 percent or better from the floor. The Musketeers were also 11-for-23 from behind the arc, the team's 11th game with 10 or more made three pointers.
Xavier went 16-for-19 from the foul line.
Marquette finished with a .485 field-goal percentage (32-for-66) and went 14-for-33 from behind the arc. The Golden Eagles were also 11-for-13 from the foul line.
Xavier won the battle on the glass, 36-27, and scored one more fastbreak point (11-10) than Marquette. The Musketeers also scored three more second-chance points (8-5).
Marquette held an 18-2 advantage in points off of turnovers and score two more points in the paint (36-34) than Xavier. Both teams scored 12 bench points.
All told, the game featured eight lead changes and one tie. Xavier led for nearly 31 minutes of action.