Marquette at Xavier

No. 9 Marquette has a terrific backcourt play led by Kam Jones (20.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 6.3 apg). They average 81.4 points while turning the basketball over 9.1 times per game. Their assist-to-turnover ratio is 19th in the nation. They've beaten No. 6 Purdue (76-58) and No. 11 Wisconsin (88-74). Xavier has had a rough seven days, losing to No. 22 Cincinnati and No. 11 UConn. They also lost their best player in 6-9 senior Zach Freemantle (16.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg) to an injury. Since the start of last season, Xavier has lost 11 in a row against ranked opponents. Play Marquette on the moneyline.