Howard helps No. 16 Marquette past Xavier 70-52

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Markus Howard scored 26 points, Sacar Anim had 20 and No. 16 Marquette remained unbeaten at home with a 70-52 victory over Xavier on Sunday.
The Golden Eagles (12-3, 1-1) bounced back from an 89-69 loss at St. John’s in their Big East opener on New Year’s Day. They improved to 11-0 at the new Fiserv Forum.
Naji Marshall had 21 points for Xavier (9-7, 1-2), and Paul Scruggs finished with 17.
Marquette opened a 16-point lead midway through the first half. The Gol