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Hayward's 27 carry Marquette past Xavier (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Lazar Hayward scored 27 points and Jimmy Butler added 15 to help Marquette beat Xavier 71-61 on Thursday at the Old Spice Classic. Hayward had two 3's and David Cubillan hit a long-range jumper during an 11-0 run that put the Golden Eagles (5-0) up 64-55 with four minutes to play. Jason Love had 21 points and 19 rebounds for Xavier (3-1).