After the longest 11 days in recorded history, Xavier finally gets a chance to get back into action - and open the Big East season - when Marquette comes into Cintas. The Muskies are riding high at 7-0, having won their own invitational, swept aside crosstown "rival" UC, and beat the brakes off of Oklahoma behind a program-best shooting performance. So far the only thing that has been able to bring Xavier basketball to a halt has been the coronavirus.
Marquette looks to become the second entity on that list. The Golden Eagles are 5-3 on the year and own two of the best wins of the season so far in a home victory over Wisconsin and a road win at Creighton.