XAVIER

MARQET

Xavier holds on down the stretch to earn 59-57 road upset at No. 7 Marquette

AP
Jan 18, 2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) Zach Freemantle had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier Musketeers hung on in the final seconds to beat No. 7 Marquette Golden Eagles 59-57 to earn its third straight victory while snapping the Golden Eagles’ six-game winning streak Saturday.

Xavier (12-7, 4-4 Big East) never trailed and led by as many as 19 but needed to make a stop in the final seconds to preserve the victory. Xavier’s Dailyn Swain appeared to knock the ball away as Marquette’s Stevie Mitchell was driving to the basket before a potential tying shot could be attempted.

Marquette (15-3, 6-1) had won its last five meetings in this series, including a 72-70 triumph at Xavier on Dec. 21. Freemantle didn’t play against Marquette last month because of a lower-body injury.

David Joplin had 17 points to lead Marquette.

Xavier: The Musketeers got the signature win they needed to boost their NCAA Tournament credentials. Xavier earned its first win over a top-10 team since beating then-No. 2 UConn 83-73 at home on Dec. 31, 2022.

Marquette: The Golden Eagles went scoreless for a stretch of nearly five minutes early in the second half as Xavier extended its lead to 45-26. They had come from behind to beat Georgetown and DePaul in their last two games, but they dug themselves too big a hole this time.

Marquette got one last chance when Joplin forced a tie ball with Xavier’s Ryan Conwell with 8.6 seconds remaining. Chase Ross inbounded the ball to Kam Jones, whose pass was deflected before Mitchell got it in 3-point range. Mitchell tried driving to the basket but couldn't attempt a shot.

Neither team got much production from its leading scorers. Conwell, coming off a 34-point performance in a victory over Villanova, had six points and shot 3 of 13 overall and 0 of 8 from 3-point range. Jones had 11 points, shot 5 of 13, went 1 of 6 from beyond the arc and missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 20 seconds left.

Marquette visits Seton Hall on Tuesday. Xavier is at St. John's on Wednesday.

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1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
35
MARQ
Golden Eagles
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zach Freemantle vs. Ben Gold (Dailyn Swain gains possession)
19:45	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	2-0
19:36		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
19:34		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
19:20		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
19:18		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
19:00		Zach Freemantle blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup
18:57		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
18:51		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
18:49		Musketeers defensive rebound
18:32		Chase Ross blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot
18:30		Chase Ross defensive rebound
18:21	+2	Chase Ross makes two point layup	2-2
17:59	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point layup	4-2
17:43		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
17:41		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
17:33		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
17:31		Ben Gold defensive rebound
17:05		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
17:03		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
16:39	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Zach Freemantle assists)	6-2
16:23		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
16:21		Ben Gold offensive rebound
16:09		Kam Jones turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Foster steals)
16:03		Stevie Mitchell shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
16:03		Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:03	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-2
15:55	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup	7-4
15:55		Jerome Hunter shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:55	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-5
15:28		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
15:26		Chase Ross defensive rebound
15:06		Chase Ross misses three point jump shot
15:04		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
14:46	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Jerome Hunter assists)	9-5
14:24		Tre Norman turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
14:20		Kam Jones shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
14:20		Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:20	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-5
14:05		Chase Ross misses three point jump shot
14:03		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
13:42	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup	12-5
13:25		Kam Jones misses two point layup
13:23		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
12:55		Damarius Owens blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot
12:53		Chase Ross defensive rebound
12:45	+3	Damarius Owens makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists)	12-8
12:11	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point jump shot	14-8
11:52		Kam Jones turnover (lost ball)
11:52		TV timeout
11:29		David Joplin shooting foul (Dante Maddox Jr. draws the foul)
11:29	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	15-8
11:29		Dante Maddox Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3
11:29	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	16-8
11:08	+3	Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	16-11
10:38		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
10:36		David Joplin defensive rebound
10:16		Royce Parham misses two point layup
10:14		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
10:09		Ryan Conwell turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
9:58		Dayvion McKnight blocks Damarius Owens's two point layup
9:56		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
9:51	+3	Dante Maddox Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	19-11
9:37		Marcus Foster personal foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
9:28		Damarius Owens turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
9:22		Damarius Owens shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
9:22		Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:22	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-11
9:10		David Joplin misses two point layup
9:08		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
9:01		Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point layup
8:59		Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
8:53		Zach Freemantle misses two point layup
8:51		David Joplin defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	20-13
8:09		Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
8:04		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
8:02		Ben Gold offensive rebound
7:57	+2	Ben Gold makes two point layup	20-15
7:39	+3	Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists)	23-15
7:04		Golden Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
7:04		TV timeout
6:44		Jump ball. Ryan Conwell vs. Kam Jones (Kam Jones gains possession)
6:44		Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (Kam Jones steals)
6:30	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists)	23-18
6:24		Zach Freemantle misses two point layup
6:22		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
6:14		Chase Ross turnover (back court violation)
6:03		Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot
6:01		Caedin Hamilton defensive rebound
5:52		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
5:50		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
5:36		Zach Freemantle misses two point layup
5:34		David Joplin defensive rebound
5:20		Dailyn Swain blocks Chase Ross's two point layup
5:18		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
5:13	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Dailyn Swain assists)	25-18
5:04	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	25-20
4:46		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
4:44		Ben Gold defensive rebound
4:32		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
4:30		Ben Gold offensive rebound
4:23		David Joplin misses two point layup
4:21		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
4:04	+2	Marcus Foster makes two point layup	27-20
3:38	+2	Caedin Hamilton makes two point layup (David Joplin assists)	27-22
3:16	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Dailyn Swain assists)	29-22
2:58		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
2:56		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
2:45		Musketeers 30 second timeout
2:45		TV timeout
2:31		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
2:29		John Hugley IV offensive rebound
2:26	+2	John Hugley IV makes two point layup	31-22
2:08		Royce Parham turnover (lost ball) (Dante Maddox Jr. steals)
2:02	+2	Dante Maddox Jr. makes two point layup	33-22
1:45		Tre Norman misses three point jump shot
1:43		Royce Parham offensive rebound
1:39	+2	Royce Parham makes two point layup	33-24
1:15		Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:13		Kam Jones defensive rebound
0:52		Dante Maddox Jr. personal foul (Ben Gold draws the foul)
0:47		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
0:45		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
0:26	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	35-24
0:03		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
0:01		Ben Gold offensive rebound
0:01		Ben Gold misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
XAV
Musketeers
24
MARQ
Golden Eagles
33

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point cutting layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	37-24
19:42		Zach Freemantle personal foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
19:35		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
19:33		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
19:30		Zach Freemantle turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
19:27		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
19:25		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
19:18		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
19:14	+2	David Joplin makes two point cutting layup (Stevie Mitchell assists)	37-26
19:06		Official timeout
18:47		Ben Gold shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
18:47	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-26
18:47	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-26
18:33		David Joplin misses two point layup
18:31		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
18:06		Zach Freemantle misses two point hook shot
18:05		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
18:05		David Joplin personal foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
18:01		Chase Ross blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot
17:59		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
17:48		Kam Jones turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Foster steals)
17:41	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point cutting layup (Marcus Foster assists)	41-26
17:29		Ryan Conwell shooting foul (Chase Ross draws the foul)
17:29		Chase Ross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:29		Chase Ross misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:29		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point cutting layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	43-26
17:01		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
17:01		TV timeout
16:49		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
16:46		Musketeers defensive rebound
16:26		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
16:24		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
16:19		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
16:17		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
16:08		Marcus Foster turnover (lost ball)
15:46		David Joplin turnover (lost ball) (Dailyn Swain steals)
15:37		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
15:35		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
15:30		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
15:28		David Joplin defensive rebound
15:28		TV timeout
15:16		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
15:14		Ben Gold offensive rebound
15:10		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
15:08		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
14:58	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point cutting layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	45-26
14:42		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
14:40		Ben Gold offensive rebound
14:34		Chase Ross misses three point jump shot
14:32		David Joplin offensive rebound
14:31		Jerome Hunter personal foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
14:21	+3	Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	45-29
13:49		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
13:47		Ben Gold defensive rebound
13:39		Zach Freemantle personal foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
13:28	+2	David Joplin makes two point driving layup	45-31
13:16		Kam Jones personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
12:56		Musketeers turnover (shot clock violation)
12:48		Kam Jones turnover (bad pass)
12:19		Dailyn Swain misses two point jump shot
12:17		Ben Gold defensive rebound
12:11		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
12:10		Musketeers defensive rebound
11:51	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point driving layup	47-31
11:44	+2	David Joplin makes two point driving layup	47-33
11:11		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
11:09		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
11:09		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
11:07		Tre Norman defensive rebound
10:44	+3	Tre Norman makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists)	47-36
10:20		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
10:18		Kam Jones defensive rebound
10:11		Ryan Conwell shooting foul (Chase Ross draws the foul)
10:11		TV timeout
10:11	+1	Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-37
10:11		Chase Ross misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:11		Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
9:52		Royce Parham blocks Ryan Conwell's two point layup
9:50		Royce Parham defensive rebound
9:25		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
9:22		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
9:19		Royce Parham turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
9:12		David Joplin blocks Dailyn Swain's two point layup
9:11		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
8:58		Tre Norman misses two point layup
8:56		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
8:51	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point driving layup	49-37
8:38		Tre Norman misses three point jump shot
8:36		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point driving layup	51-37
8:25		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
8:25		TV timeout
8:05		Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-38
8:05		Stevie Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:05		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
7:55		Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
7:53		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
7:42	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	51-41
7:19		Zach Freemantle misses two point hook shot
7:17		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
6:49		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
6:47		Ben Gold offensive rebound
6:39		David Joplin turnover (bad pass)
6:23		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
6:21		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
6:13		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
6:11		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
6:02		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
6:00		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
5:26		Musketeers turnover (shot clock violation)
5:26		Official timeout
5:14	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	51-44
4:55		Kam Jones shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-44
4:55	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-44
4:40	+2	David Joplin makes two point driving layup (Kam Jones assists)	53-46
4:24		Marcus Foster offensive foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
4:24		Marcus Foster turnover (offensive foul)
4:08	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists)	53-49
3:56		Musketeers 30 second timeout
3:56		TV timeout
3:43	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point driving finger roll layup	55-49
3:31		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
3:29		Ben Gold offensive rebound
3:27		Ben Gold turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Foster steals)
3:01		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
2:59		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
2:59		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
2:57		David Joplin defensive rebound
2:41	+2	David Joplin makes two point driving layup (Kam Jones assists)	55-51
2:14		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
2:09	+2	Marcus Foster makes two point layup (Ryan Conwell assists)	57-51
2:09		David Joplin shooting foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-51
1:57	+2	David Joplin makes two point driving layup	58-53
1:28		Musketeers 30 second timeout
1:21		Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot
1:19		Ben Gold defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Kam Jones makes two point driving layup	58-55
0:48		Ryan Conwell misses two point layup
0:46		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
0:31		Zach Freemantle offensive foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
0:31		Zach Freemantle turnover (offensive foul)
0:22		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
0:20		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
0:20		David Joplin personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-55
0:20		Marcus Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Kam Jones defensive rebound
0:12	+2	Kam Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup	59-57
0:12		Golden Eagles 60 second timeout
0:08		Jump ball. Ryan Conwell vs. David Joplin (Golden Eagles gains possession)
0:08		Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals)
0:00		End of period

Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals)