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Published March 19, 2011, 09:51 AM

Marquette whips Xavier, moves on to third round

Wisconsin Sports
-- Darius Johnson-Odom scored 19 points as Marquette University cooled off hot-shooting Tu Holloway and Xavier, 66-55 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday.

CLEVELAND - Darius Johnson-Odom scored 19 points as Marquette University cooled off hot-shooting Tu Holloway and Xavier, 66-55 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday.

The Golden Eagles improved their record to 21-14, earning a game against Syracuse Sunday.

Holloway was the Atlantic 10 player of the year, but he missed his first seven shots and finished with just five points. Marquette led 33-20 at half and was never really seriously threatened.

Jimmy Butler added 15 points for the Golden Eagles. Johnson-Odom made 4-of-6 shots from beyond the arc.

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