Marquette guard Darius Johnson-Odom scored 19 points and Jimmy Butler added 15 to lead the Golden Eagles to a 66-55 win over Xavier on Friday night. Butler also accounted for five rebounds and four assists, and Jae Crowder scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds off the bench. Marquette also did an outstanding job defensively on Xavier's Tu Holloway, limiting him to 1-for-9 from the field.
Marquette takes on Syracuse on Sunday in a rematch of a game they won 76-70 back on January 29th. Crowder scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win.