Marquette 71 Xavier 61

ORLANDO - AP - Lazar Hayward led all scorers with 27 points, as Marquette pulled away late to post a 71-61 win over Xavier in the first round of the Old Spice Classic.

Jimmy Butler recorded 15 points, six rebounds and four blocks for the Golden Eagles (5-0), who advanced to play Michigan in the semifinals on Friday. The 15th-ranked Wolverines defeated Creighton in overtime earlier Thursday.

Maurice Acker chipped in 11 points, five steals and four assists for Marquette, which took a 33-29 lead into halftime.

Xavier began the second half on a 9-3 run and Jordan Crawford made 1-of-2 at the foul line to make it 38-36 in favor of the Musketeers. Acker drained a three-pointer to put Marquette on top, 45-40, but Xavier countered with nine straight points.

The Musketeers led 55-53 after a three-point play by Jason Love with about six minutes remaining. But Marquette pulled away with an 11-0 burst. Hayward knocked down consecutive treys and David Cubillan nailed a three before Butler capped the run with a pair of free throws for a 64-55 advantage.

Marquette maintained a comfortable lead the rest of way.

Love recorded a double-double with 21 points and a game-high 19 rebounds for the Musketeers (3-1), who got 11 points from Mark Lyons.

Official Basketball Box Score
Marquette vs Xavier
11/26/09 2:30 p.m. at Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Milk House)


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VISITORS: Marquette 5-0
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
21 Fulce, Joseph....... f  0-2    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  0  0  0  10
32 Hayward, Lazar...... f  9-22   4-7    5-8    0  3  3   4  27  1  1  0  2  31
01 Johnson-Odom, Darius g  3-9    1-1    1-2    0  2  2   2   8  2  3  0  0  26
10 Cubillan, David..... g  1-2    1-2    2-2    1  3  4   1   5  2  2  0  0  29
33 Butler, Jimmy....... g  4-5    0-0    7-10   2  4  6   4  15  1  1  4  2  31
02 Acker, Maurice......    4-6    1-2    2-3    0  1  1   2  11  4  4  0  5  25
23 Buycks, Dwight......    2-4    0-0    1-2    1  6  7   1   5  3  3  0  1  32
25 Maymon, Jeronne.....    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  5  5   2   0  2  0  1  1  16
   TEAM................                         2  1  3
   Totals..............   23-51   7-12  18-27   6 26 32  17  71 15 14  5 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4%   2nd Half: 11-24 45.8%   Game: 45.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-5  60.0%   2nd Half:  4-7  57.1%   Game: 58.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-10 60.0%   2nd Half: 12-17 70.6%   Game: 66.7%    4


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HOME TEAM: Xavier 3-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
22 McLEAN, Jamel....... f  3-8    0-0    0-0    4  5  9   3   6  1  6  0  1  28
31 LOVE, Jason......... c  9-11   0-0    3-3    8 11 19   3  21  2  1  5  0  32
25 JACKSON, Dante'..... g  2-6    1-4    0-0    0  2  2   4   5  0  4  0  2  25
52 HOLLOWAY, Terrell... g  2-7    2-4    1-3    0  3  3   0   7  3  4  0  1  29
55 CRAWFORD, Jordan.... g  4-20   0-3    1-2    3  4  7   3   9  2  1  0  0  30
10 LYONS, Mark.........    4-9    2-3    1-3    2  0  2   4  11  2  2  0  1  26
12 REDFORD, Brad.......    0-3    0-3    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  0  0  0  13
15 TAYLOR, Andrew......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   4
32 FREASE, Kenny.......    1-5    0-0    0-0    2  1  3   1   2  0  2  0  0  13
   TEAM................                         2     2
   Totals..............   25-69   5-17   6-11  21 27 48  19  61 10 20  5  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-32 34.4%   2nd Half: 14-37 37.8%   Game: 36.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-9  33.3%   2nd Half:  2-8  25.0%   Game: 29.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-6  66.7%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 54.5%    2


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Officials: Steve Welmer, Mark Whitehead, John Higgins
Technical fouls: Marquette-None. Xavier-None.
Attendance: 2853
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Marquette.....................   33   38  -   71
Xavier........................   29   32  -   61
2009 Old Spice Classic

Points in the paint-MU 18,XU 38. Points off turnovers-MU 25,XU 11.
2nd chance points-MU 7,XU 21. Fast break points-MU 13,XU 4.
Bench points-MU 16,XU 13. Score tied-7 times. Lead changed-9 times.
Last FG-MU 2nd-03:12, XU 2nd-00:20.
Largest lead-MU by 12 2nd-00:45, XU by 6 1st-17:53.