After failing three times, the Xavier Musketeers finally scored a win against a ranked opponent in the 2024-25 campaign after Sean Miller’s squad defeated the No. 7 Marquette basketball on Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee via a score of 59-57. It was also Xavier’s third in a row, as the Musketeers continued to move away from a brutal stretch in which they went 1-5.
The win against Marquette basketball served as a payback as well for Xavier, which lost at home to the Golden Eagles back in December, 72-70. Additionally, the triumph against the Golden Eagles gave the NCAA tournament resume of Sean Miller’s squad a big shot in the arm.
Xavier flexes on social media after beating Marquette basketball
Xavier, through its official X (formerly Twitter) account for its men’s basketball team, concisely summed up its road win against Shaka Smart’s side.
“Roadkill‼️” the caption read in the post that also featured the image of Xavier senior guard Dayvion McKnight looking pumped up in the game.
Roadkill‼️#LetsGoX | ALL IN pic.twitter.com/1BQZaKkVQp
— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) January 18, 2025
Zach Freemantle led the Musketeers with 14 points to go with 10 rebounds while shooting 6-for-12 from the field in 32 minutes of action. Dailyn Swain added 12 points to help Xavier, which got back to .500 in Big East play with a 4-4 conference record.
As for Marquette basketball, the Golden Eagles got 18 points from David Joplin and 11 from Kam Jones, who struggled with efficiency and ball security. Jones shot just 5-for-13 from the field and had four turnovers.
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