Marquette men’s basketball avoided a seventh-place finish in the BIG EAST with a huge 95-84 win at Xavier Wednesday night. The three seniors — Luke Fischer, Jajuan Johnson and Katin Reinhardt — all put in complete performances on both ends of the floor to lead the Golden Eagles to the crucial victory.
Johnson and Reinhardt were particularly impressive, combining for 36 points on an efficient 14-of-18 shooting. On the offensive end, Reinhardt was nearly unguardable. The graduate student beat his man off the dribble all night long and when he wasn’t going by his defender, he was creating space with a step back jumper.