The Marquette Golden Eagles will host Xavier at Valley Fields in the first round of the Big East Tournament. Let’s get excited about this match-up by looking back at what Darian Powell did to Xavier in overtime just two weeks ago:
It was a great win for Marquette that needed those three points at the time to keep pace with the teams ahead of them. The Musketeers had started Big East play unbeaten before losing against Marquette. The Golden Eagles sparked a rough stretch for Xavier as they have lost two of their last three games since the October 14 game.