Jones finished with just 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting but got going late with a flurry of drives to the rim in the final minutes of regulation. David Joplin led Marquette with 18 and guard Stevie Mitchell was huge down the stretch, scoring seven straight to cut Xavier's lead to 53-49 at the final media timeout.

No. 7 Marquette men’s basketball (15-3, 6-1 Big East) is no longer undefeated in conference play. It is also no longer undefeated at home, and it is no longer