Game Thread: BET Xavier v Marquette University (3/13/2025)

[Xavier]

It will be 2 Q1 games. And wins over 3 tournament teams which is more than other bubble teams. Weird to think UConn Creighton and Marquette aren’t good teams?

[IM4X]

I don’t get Sean playing Hugely just 2 minutes when Swain and Hunter were struggling. Yes they are quicker, but they both had costly turnovers and literally looked scared to do anything on offense. Hugely scored a bucket pretty quickly and effortlessly.

He had 2 point in 2 minutes of play. Maybe he would have given us 12 points with 12 minutes.

[HenryMuto]

such an incredibly painful loss when you held a 14 point 2nd half lead.

[nickgyp]

Ryan Conwell played inspired ball but at the half, I believe X had 3-4 turnovers. Six in the second half spelled disaster especially when Marquette hits 8 of 10 threes. Xavier defense wasn’t good but as has been alluded here, traveling doesn’t seemed to be called. Even when X had two deflections, both resulted in points including one of those improbable threes. That kind of stuff happens in games. Just wished it wasn’t in this game. X got sloppy; and Marquette capitalized. Free misses a dunk and Conwell gets run over on that late inbounds play that was far worse than Hugley’s first half offensive foul. And no call. It all added up to a disappointing result in a game that showed flashes of brilliance

On the bright side, we don’t have to witness a St. John’s street mugging in MSG tomorrow.

[HenryMuto]

I forgot about that non call which should been off foul giving Xavier ball down 2. Seen that called plenty this year in that exact situation. That would been huge.

[HenryMuto]

3 games vs Marquette all 3 were decided by 2 pts

[XUGRAD80]

I’m not going to hang my head and let this loss affect my mood. They played hard, the fought for the win, they came up just short. Nothing to be ashamed about. Marquette hit some shots they normally won’t make, and the same can be said for Xavier. It’s a shame that anyone had to lose that game, especially X.

I just think that it would be a crying shame if Free and Hunt couldn’t end their Xavier careers playing in the NCAA tourney. That team deserves to play there, and so do they.

[Xavier]

I appreciate everything Hunter went through and battled to play. I will leave it at that.

[drudy23]

I’m not going to hang my head and let this loss affect my mood. .

I am.

[GoMuskies]

It affected my mood, but I've already come around. That's probably a bad sign.