Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, February 3
Cincinnati, Ohio
6 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Georgetown
No. 6 Xavier Returns To Cintas Center On Saturday To Host BIG EAST Foe Georgetown
02.01.18 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers are shooting for their sixth straight win.
CINCINNATI --- No. 6 Xavier, 20-3 overall and 8-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, takes a five-game winning streak into Saturday's game vs. Georgetown at Cintas Center at 6 p.m. GU is the only BIG EAST team that Xavier has not faced so far this season.
No. 6/6 Xavier University Musketeers (20-3, 8-2 BIG EAST)
Georgetown University Hoyas (13-8, 3-7 BIG EAST)
Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
Television: CBS Sports Network with play-by-play from Rich Waltz and analysis from Jordan Cornette. Sideline reporter is Tina Cervasio.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, with play-by-play from XU 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). Broadcast also available on Sirius (81), XM (81) and Internet (81).
Live Stats: Fan stats at GoXavier.com.
• Xavier, 20-3 overall and 8-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, won its fifth straight game with a 73-68 victory at St. John's on Jan. 30.
• Xavier, 20-3, has secured its fifth straight 20-win season, its 12th 20-win season in the last 13 years and its 20th 20-win season in the last 22 years.
• Xavier is No. 6 in the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll, XU's ninth straight week in the top 15 of both major polls, including seventh in nine weeks in the top 10.
• Xavier is No. 3 in the latest NCAA Official RPI (2-2-18), one of six BIG EAST schools in the top 35 and one of seven BIG EAST schools in the top 55.
• Xavier senior Trevon Bluiett, who is seventh in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.7 ppg., has scored 2,014 points, moving past Romain Sato and Tyrone Hill and into third place on XU's all-time scoring list during his 14-point game at St. John's.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is getting plenty of midseason national honors: Oscar
Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List, Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 and Midseason Second Team All-American (NBC and Sporting News).
• Xavier senior J.P. Macura, who is second on the team in scoring at 13.0 ppg. (21st in the BIG EAST), is 22nd on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,339 points.
• Xavier sophomore Quentin Goodin is second in the BIG EAST Conference in assists at 5.3 apg. and third in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.35.
• Xavier ninth-year head coach Chris Mack is XU's all-time wins leader at 206-94.
• Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that can say that. XU is one of only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 6/6 Xavier University Musketeers (20-3, 8-2 BIG EAST)
Georgetown University Hoyas (13-8, 3-7 BIG EAST)
Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: CBS Sports Network with play-by-play from Rich Waltz and analysis from Jordan Cornette. Sideline reporter is Tina Cervasio.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, with play-by-play from XU 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). Broadcast also available on Sirius (81), XM (81) and Internet (81).
Live Stats: Fan stats at GoXavier.com.
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X-FACTORS |
• Xavier, 20-3 overall and 8-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, won its fifth straight game with a 73-68 victory at St. John's on Jan. 30.
• Xavier, 20-3, has secured its fifth straight 20-win season, its 12th 20-win season in the last 13 years and its 20th 20-win season in the last 22 years.
• Xavier is No. 6 in the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll, XU's ninth straight week in the top 15 of both major polls, including seventh in nine weeks in the top 10.
• Xavier is No. 3 in the latest NCAA Official RPI (2-2-18), one of six BIG EAST schools in the top 35 and one of seven BIG EAST schools in the top 55.
• Xavier senior Trevon Bluiett, who is seventh in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.7 ppg., has scored 2,014 points, moving past Romain Sato and Tyrone Hill and into third place on XU's all-time scoring list during his 14-point game at St. John's.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is getting plenty of midseason national honors: Oscar
Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List, Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 and Midseason Second Team All-American (NBC and Sporting News).
• Xavier senior J.P. Macura, who is second on the team in scoring at 13.0 ppg. (21st in the BIG EAST), is 22nd on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,339 points.
• Xavier sophomore Quentin Goodin is second in the BIG EAST Conference in assists at 5.3 apg. and third in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.35.
• Xavier ninth-year head coach Chris Mack is XU's all-time wins leader at 206-94.
• Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that can say that. XU is one of only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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