Marquette has the defense to neutralize Xavier's 87th-ranked offense. Marquette is 56th in the nation, allowing just 67.4 points per game. The one area where Marquette will have to be careful is with Xavier's three-point shooting, but the Golden Eagles have been above-average this season with a 31.7% three-point efficiency allowed.

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The Villanova Wildcats look to get back into the win column when they take on the Xavier Musketeers in a key Big East Conference matchup on Tuesday. Villanova dropped an 80-68 decision at St. John's on Saturday,