In a back-and-forth contest, Xavier made the big plays down the stretch to knock off Marquette and advance at Madison Square Garden.

The Golden Eagles denied the Huskies a chance to share the Big East conference regular-season title with St. John's.

Even at home, Providence provided little resistance to visiting Marquette.

Marquette ventured to Washington D.C. for a meeting with Georgetown, where the Golden Eagles took control late in the first half and pulled out the victory to get back into the win column.