The one theme running through Marquette’s season, other than inconsistency, is a struggle against teams that move the ball well. In losses to Oklahoma St, Seton Hall, UConn, and Xavier, teams that have racked up high assist rates have had success against the Golden Eagles defense. The Xavier Musketeers are currently seventh in the nation in assist rate at 63.9%. To make that pay against Marquette, though, they are going to need to adjust a couple of things.
For starters, the three man weave that Xavier employed against Providence and Georgetown early in both games is going to have to go by the wayside.