Overview
- Xavier blew a 20-point second‑half lead as Marist used a 13-0 run to go up 60-59 with 3:22 remaining.
- Jovan Milicevic hit the go-ahead three with 1:41 left and added two late free throws to seal the result.
- Malik Messina-Moore scored 16 to lead Xavier, with Milicevic and All Wright adding 14 each and Tre Carroll 11.
- Marist’s Rhyjon Blackwell finished with a game-high 24 points as Xavier’s defense faltered after forcing 11 first-half turnovers.
- The victory extended Xavier’s streak to 36 straight regular-season opener wins, with Le Moyne next on Nov. 6 before a Nov. 14 trip to Iowa.