Xavier University Athletics
Tuesday, February 9
Omaha, Neb.
8 P.M.
Xavier University
at
Creighton University
No. 5/4 Xavier Hits the Road for a Tuesday BIG EAST Clash with Creighton
02.08.16 | Men's Basketball
CINCINNATI - No. 5/4 Xavier opens a two-game road trip at Creighton on Tuesday night. XU is shooting for its sixth straight win.
No. 5/4 Xavier University Musketeers (21-2, 9-2 BIG EAST)
Creighton University Bluejays (15-9, 6-5 BIG EAST)
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT)
at CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390)
Television: CBS Sports Network with play-by-play from Dave Ryan and analysis from former Musketeer team captain Steve Wolf (XU '83).
Xavier Radio: 55KRC-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).
• Xavier has played 11 BIG EAST Conference games and Creighton is the only BIG EAST team that Xavier has not faced this season.
• Xavier, 21-2 overall and 9-2 and in second place in the BIG EAST Conference, won its fifth straight game on Sat. vs. Marquette.
• Xavier is a school-record No. 5 (AP) and No. 4 (USA Today Coaches) in the polls and No. 7 in the NCAA Official RPI.
• Xavier has recorded three straight 20-win seasons and 10 in 11 years.
• Xavier head coach Chris Mack, named midseason National Coach of the Year by Sporting News, is ESPN.com's top candidate for National COY.
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett, who has scored in double figures in 22 of XU's 23 games, is 8th in the BIG EAST in scoring at 15.7 ppg.
• Xavier soph. J.P. Macura has averaged 13.5 ppg. over the last four games, including a career-high 20 points vs. Marquette.
• Xavier's Edmond Sumner is BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for a fourth time.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis is tied for 5th in the BIG EAST in free throw pct. at .866, one of four XU players in the top 15.
• Xavier has made more free throws (449) than its opponents have attempts (436).
• Xavier, 1st in the BIG EAST and 14th nationally in rebound margin at +8.9 rpg., is led by sr. James Farr (3rd in BIG EAST at 8.3 rpg.).
• Xavier has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of only 11 schools that have at least nine in that stretch.
• Xavier has been to five NCAA Sweet 16s in the last eight years, one of only nine schools with at least five in that stretch.
• Xavier has graduated the last 96 men's basketball players that have played as seniors, including all three seniors from last year's team.
 | THE MATCHUP |
No. 5/4 Xavier University Musketeers (21-2, 9-2 BIG EAST)
Creighton University Bluejays (15-9, 6-5 BIG EAST)
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT)
at CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390)
| TELEVISION AND RADIO |
Television: CBS Sports Network with play-by-play from Dave Ryan and analysis from former Musketeer team captain Steve Wolf (XU '83).
Xavier Radio: 55KRC-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).
| X-FACTORS IN 140 CHARACTERS |
• Xavier has played 11 BIG EAST Conference games and Creighton is the only BIG EAST team that Xavier has not faced this season.
• Xavier, 21-2 overall and 9-2 and in second place in the BIG EAST Conference, won its fifth straight game on Sat. vs. Marquette.
• Xavier is a school-record No. 5 (AP) and No. 4 (USA Today Coaches) in the polls and No. 7 in the NCAA Official RPI.
• Xavier has recorded three straight 20-win seasons and 10 in 11 years.
• Xavier head coach Chris Mack, named midseason National Coach of the Year by Sporting News, is ESPN.com's top candidate for National COY.
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett, who has scored in double figures in 22 of XU's 23 games, is 8th in the BIG EAST in scoring at 15.7 ppg.
• Xavier soph. J.P. Macura has averaged 13.5 ppg. over the last four games, including a career-high 20 points vs. Marquette.
• Xavier's Edmond Sumner is BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for a fourth time.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis is tied for 5th in the BIG EAST in free throw pct. at .866, one of four XU players in the top 15.
• Xavier has made more free throws (449) than its opponents have attempts (436).
• Xavier, 1st in the BIG EAST and 14th nationally in rebound margin at +8.9 rpg., is led by sr. James Farr (3rd in BIG EAST at 8.3 rpg.).
• Xavier has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of only 11 schools that have at least nine in that stretch.
• Xavier has been to five NCAA Sweet 16s in the last eight years, one of only nine schools with at least five in that stretch.
• Xavier has graduated the last 96 men's basketball players that have played as seniors, including all three seniors from last year's team.
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