Kam Jones scores 20 points as No. 9 Marquette holds off Xavier 72-70
CINCINNATI (AP) Kam Jones scored 20 points and David Joplin added 19 as No. 9 Marquette overcame a late rally by Xavier 72-70 on Saturday.
Marquette (11-2, 2-0 Big East) led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but the Musketeers fought back with a 12-0 run to take a 64-63 lead with 2:07 left.
Jones made one of two free throws to put Marquette ahead 72-70 with 3.6 seconds left. Conwell went to floor but no foul was called on Chase Ross as the buzzer sounded.
Marcus Foster led Xavier (8-5, 0-2 Big East) with 16 points.
A pair of 3-pointers by Ben Gold helped the Golden Eagles build a 27-22 lead at halftime.
They led despite Jones, who combined for 64 points in two games against Xavier last season, not recording a field goal until 5:46 remained in the first half.
Jones had five points in the half on 2-of-9 shooting, but scored 15 points in the second half.
Joplin, who had only four points in the first half, also had 15 after halftime. His 3-pointer made the score 48-35 with 11 minutes remaining.
Marquette: Joplin's shot selection has been an issue at times, but he was 8 of 15 from the field on Saturday. He eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career.
Xavier: The Musketeers are still coping with the loss of second-leading scorer and leading rebounder Zach Freemantle, who injured his knee in a loss to Cincinnati on Dec. 14. Marquette took advantage with 44 points in the paint.
The Musketeers had the ball trailing by one point when Stevie Mitchell had a steal and Joplin scored at the other end to put the Golden Eagles ahead 67-64 with 1:09 left.
The Golden Eagles had only two turnovers in Wednesday’s win over Butler. They had seven turnovers in the first half on Saturday, just two below their season average, and finished the game with 10.
Marquette plays at Providence and Xavier hosts Seton Hall, both on Dec. 31.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Golden Eagles gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
19:26 | +2 | Jerome Hunter makes two point layup (Ryan Conwell assists) | 0-2 | |
19:16 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:14 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
19:01 | +2 | Jerome Hunter makes two point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 0-4 | |
18:31 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
18:29 | Â | Jerome Hunter defensive rebound | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Jerome Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â | |
17:56 | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point dunk (Ben Gold assists) | 2-4 | |
17:42 | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Marcus Foster assists) | 2-6 | |
17:22 | Â | Chase Ross misses two point layup | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:05 | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Ben Gold turnover (lost ball) (Dailyn Swain steals) | Â | |
16:59 | Â | Dailyn Swain misses two point layup | Â | |
16:57 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
16:48 | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists) | 5-6 | |
16:33 | Â | Ryan Conwell turnover (bad pass) (David Joplin steals) | Â | |
16:27 | Â | David Joplin misses two point layup | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:59 | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
15:49 | Â | Marcus Foster shooting foul (Kam Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
15:49 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:49 | Â | Kam Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:49 | +1 | Kam Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-6 | |
15:39 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:37 | Â | Damarius Owens defensive rebound | Â | |
15:21 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | Â | |
15:11 | +3 | Dailyn Swain makes three point jump shot (Dante Maddox Jr. assists) | 6-9 | |
14:42 | Â | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
14:23 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses two point layup | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Damarius Owens misses two point layup | Â | |
14:01 | Â | Musketeers defensive rebound | Â | |
13:44 | +3 | Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 6-12 | |
13:22 | +3 | Damarius Owens makes three point jump shot (Ben Gold assists) | 9-12 | |
12:51 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:49 | Â | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (Damarius Owens steals) | Â | |
12:04 | Â | John Hugley IV personal foul | Â | |
11:57 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 11-12 | |
11:41 | Â | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:39 | Â | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
11:22 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Musketeers defensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Damarius Owens personal foul | Â | |
11:20 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:07 | +3 | Dante Maddox Jr. makes three point jump shot (John Hugley IV assists) | 11-15 | |
10:53 | +3 | Royce Parham makes three point jump shot | 14-15 | |
10:28 | Â | Zaide Lowery personal foul | Â | |
10:08 | Â | Musketeers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
9:53 | Â | Chase Ross misses two point layup | Â | |
9:51 | Â | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | Â | |
9:35 | +2 | Cam Fletcher makes two point dunk (Marcus Foster assists) | 14-17 | |
9:21 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 16-17 | |
8:56 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Chase Ross defensive rebound | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Chase Ross turnover (bad pass) (Jerome Hunter steals) | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:43 | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â | |
8:26 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point hook shot (Kam Jones assists) | 18-17 | |
7:53 | Â | David Joplin blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Royce Parham defensive rebound | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Royce Parham turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Jerome Hunter misses two point layup | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Dailyn Swain blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup | Â | |
7:13 | Â | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:06 | Â | David Joplin offensive rebound | Â | |
7:02 | +2 | David Joplin makes two point layup | 20-17 | |
6:38 | Â | Dailyn Swain misses two point layup | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Stevie Mitchell shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul) | Â | |
6:33 | +1 | Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-18 | |
6:33 | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
6:15 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:05 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Dailyn Swain personal foul | Â | |
5:46 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 22-18 | |
5:25 | Â | David Joplin blocks Marcus Foster's two point layup | Â | |
5:23 | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
5:20 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup (Tre Norman assists) | 24-18 | |
5:20 | Â | Musketeers 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:57 | Â | Jerome Hunter turnover (lost ball) (David Joplin steals) | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Ryan Conwell blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:43 | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Tre Norman turnover (lost ball) (Dailyn Swain steals) | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses two point layup | Â | |
4:13 | Â | Tre Norman defensive rebound | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Kam Jones turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals) | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Dailyn Swain misses two point layup | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Musketeers offensive rebound | Â | |
3:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:23 | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists) | 24-20 | |
3:06 | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists) | 27-20 | |
2:45 | Â | Kam Jones personal foul | Â | |
2:30 | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 27-22 | |
2:08 | Â | Chase Ross turnover (traveling) | Â | |
2:02 | Â | Chase Ross personal foul | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Zaide Lowery steals) | Â | |
1:46 | Â | Chase Ross turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals) | Â | |
1:46 | Â | Chase Ross personal foul | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Ben Gold shooting foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul) | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:25 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
1:10 | Â | Jerome Hunter personal foul (Ben Gold draws the foul) | Â | |
1:04 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
1:02 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Jerome Hunter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Zaide Lowery defensive rebound | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:22 | Â | Dailyn Swain misses two point layup | Â | |
0:20 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Kam Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Musketeers defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |