3 Marquette Players Score More Than 20 Points In 87-82 Win at Xavier

Marquette won its seventh straight game by outscoring Xavier Saturday 87-82.  Three Golden Eagles scored 20 points or more, led by Markus Howard’s 31.  Joey Hauser added 21 and his brother, Sam, had 20.  The Musketeers had built an 11-point lead with 14 minutes to go when Howard started “lighting it up.”  Marquette went on a 32-13 run and then a pair of Howard free throws with nine seconds remaining clinched the win.  Marquette stays on the road, playing at Butler, Wednesday.