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Marquette Downs Xavier 69-68 - Match Report
Stevie Mitchell scored 17 points leading Marquette to a 69-68 victory over Xavier at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.
Marquette won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -7.0-point spread.
Marquette got 15 points from Tyler Kolek and another 14 points from Oso Ighodaro. Tyler Kolek contributed 5 assists, while Oso Ighodaro cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.
Xavier got 24 points from Souley Boum in a losing cause and another 13 points from Colby Jones. Colby Jones contributed 5 assists for them, while Colby Jones had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Xavier were victorious, as the score was 28-25 at the break.
Marquette won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 34-29.
Marquette heads into a battle against Creighton. Xavier, meanwhile, will have their next action against DePaul.