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No. 13 Xavier Heads To Colorado For The First Of Two Pac-12 Challenges This Week
12.05.16 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers look to bounce back from Saturday loss at Baylor.
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 THE MATCHUP |
No. 13/14 Xavier University Musketeers (7-1, 0-0 BIG EAST Conference)
at University of Colorado Buffaloes (6-2, 0-0 Pac-12 Conference)
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 9 p.m. ET (7 p.m. MT)
at Coors Events Center (11,064) in Boulder, Colo.
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 TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: PAC-12 Network with Ted Robinson (pbp), Bill Walton (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter).
Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ('79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier
Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88).
Live Stats:Â GoXavier.com
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 X-FACTORS |
• Xavier is entering Pac-12 week. XU plays at Colorado on Wednesday and hosts Utah on Saturday. XU won its only Pac-12 challenge last season vs. USC.
• Xavier (Xavier Johnson) is the name of Colorado's leading scorer at 14.4 ppg.
• Xavier is No. 13 in the AP Poll and No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Villanova (1), Creighton (10) and Butler (16) of the BIG EAST are also in the AP Top 25.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST in rebound margin (+10.6 rpg.), including a 47-35 advantage over Baylor on Saturday that included an 18-8 offensive rebounding edge.Â
• Xavier, 7-1, had its 21-game regular season non-conference win streak snapped at Baylor on Sat. It also snapped XU's streak of three straight wins vs. the AP Top 10.
• Xavier jr. Trevon Bluiett, a 2016-17 USA TODAY preseason Third Team All-American, leads XU in scoring (18.4 ppg.) and is tied for the rebounding lead (6.3 rpg.).
• Xavier jr. Trevon Bluiett, 46th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,067 career points, has posted a team-high five 20-point games this season, including 23 on Saturday.
• Xavier jr. Trevon Bluiett and so. Edmond Sumner made the Wooden Award, Naismith Award and Lute Olson Award watch lists; preseason 1st Team All-BIG EAST.
• Xavier jr. J.P. Macura is second on the team in scoring (15.5 ppg.) and assists (3.4 apg.) and leads the team in steals (2.4 spg.) and free-throw shooting (91.2%).
• Xavier so. Edmond Sumner is third on the team in scoring at 15.1 ppg. and leads the team in assists at 4.3 apg. He is second on the team in steals (1.8 spg.)
• Xavier first-year sr. RaShid Gaston is tied for the team rebounding lead at 6.3 rpg.
• Xavier, 28-6 overall last season, made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 years. XU is one of only nine schools that can say that.Â
• Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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