It was a crazy ending at the Cintas Center as Marquette claimed its first overtime victory of the season, beating the Xavier Musketeers 84-82 in double overtime Wednesday night without the nation’s leading scorer, Markus Howard.
This is the second consecutive game the Golden Eagles have played extra minutes after losing to then-No. 13 Butler Friday in overtime.
The game looked as if it was over with nine seconds remaining in regulation after Koby McEwen scored eight consecutive points in a span of 1:18, giving MU a convincing 61-58 lead.
However, Xavier’s Naji Marshall wasn’t going to let that happen.