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Marquette lost its conference opener to Xavier, 81-77. The Golden Eagles are 1-3 in first games of BIG EAST play under head coach Steve Wojciechowski.
Marquette isn’t the only team to miss an opportunity in its conference opener.
After leading by 20 points at halftime, the Georgetown Hoyas slowly imploded against the Butler Bulldogs, who won 91-89 in double-overtime on a layup in the waning seconds. KenPom, a prominent college basketball analytics site, gave the Hoyas a 95.8 percent chance of winning at one point.
Marquette’s 91-87 loss to the No.