Marquette Claims Big East Home Opener Against Xavier 70-52

Marquette evened its Big East Conference record at 1-1 with a 70-52 win over Xavier Sunday afternoon.  The Golden Eagles haven’t lost in the 11 games they’ve played this season at the Fiserv Forum.  Markus Howard scored 26 points and got 20-point help from Sacar Anim.  The Eagles were up 35-26 and they went on a 13-2 run to start the second half.  The biggest lead was 20 points with 11:40 to go.  Xavier cut the margin to 57-46 but got no closer.  Marquette plays at Creighton Wednesday night.