MILWAUKEE (AP) Marquette has developed a habit under Shaka Smart of saving its top performances for the best opponents on its schedule.

Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 24 points and Marquette capitalized on a dominant start from its defense to roll past No. 6 Baylor 96-70 on Tuesday night in the Big 12-Big East Battle. This was the highest-ranked team Marquette (6-2) has beaten under Smart and the Golden Eagles improved to to 7-6 against AP Top 25 squads in his tenure.

"Most of the time against these great teams, they don't have us winning that game," said David Joplin, who scored 19 points. "We just come out, we want to go out and prove everybody wrong. And that feeling, that chip makes us play so much better."