For the first time this season, the Marquette men’s basketball team suffers a back-to-back losing stretch after falling to No. 22 Xavier 80-71 Saturday afternoon at the Cintas Center to open up BIG EAST conference play.
After struggling offensively in the first half against No. 4 UCLA last time out, the Golden Eagles as a team came out of the gates shooting collectively better, especially from the 3-point line.
Redshirt first-year forward Justin Lewis scored seven of the team’s first 10 points of the game, as the Baltimore, Maryland, native, continued to show off his consistent play on the season.