NEW YORK — Winning the Big East regular season title was not the finish line for the Marquette men’s basketball team heading into March.
One night after turning heads with a semifinal victory over No. 11 UConn, Marquette put the finishing touch on their Big East campaign with a 65-50 win against No. 15 Xavier at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
Statistical leaders
Kolek led Marquette with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting and a team-high eight rebounds.
Sophomore duo David Joplin and Kam Jones added 12 and 11 points respectively.
Adam Kunkel led Xavier with 14 points.