Xavier University Athletics
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12.10.08 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 10, 2008
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No. 10 AP/9 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Xavier University Musketeers
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Ohio University Bobcats
December 10, 2008
Game Notes
No. 10/9 Xavier (8-0) used a 18-0 run late in the first half to build a 48-25 lead at intermission and cruise to a 78-56 victory against Ohio University (4-4). C.J. Anderson scored a Xavier career-high 22 points to lead three Musketeers in double-figure scoring. Derrick Brown added 18 points on a perfect 7-for-7 performance from the field and B.J. Raymond added 11 points. Anderson and Jason Love each grabbed seven rebounds and Brown tied his career high with a team-leading five assists. Jason Love blocked a career-high 4 shots. OU was led by Jerome Tillman with 16 points and Tommy Freeman with 15 points. Tillman grabbed eight rebounds and DeVaughn Washington dished out four assists for the Bobcats.
Xavier’s 8-0 record to begin the season is tied for the second-best start in school history. XU also jumped out of the gate 8-0 in the 1992-93 season. XU’s best-ever start was 10-0 during the 1996-97 season.
Xavier has now won 15 straight games at Cintas Center, the second-longest streak at its on-campus arena. The longest is 17 straight games spanning the last 10 games of the 2001-2002 season and the first seven games of the 2002-2003 season. XU also has won 29 of its last 30 at home, and is now 111-16 (87.4 percent) all-time at Cintas Center, including 57-6 (90.5 percent) against non-conference competition.
The 48 first-half points by Xavier are the most it has scored in a half since pouring in 50 points in the second half of its victory against Purdue in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. (3-22-08).
XU held Ohio University to 34.5 percent (20-for-58) shooting from the field, marking the sixth time in eight games that the Musketeers have held their opponent under 40 percent shooting. For the season, XU opponents are shooting just 35.7 percent from the field.
Xavier shot a sizzling 69.2 percent (18-for-26) from the field in the first half of tonight’s game. The last time an XU team shot better in a half was 78.9 percent (15-for-19) in the second half of its 87-67 win against then No. 1-ranked Saint Joseph’s during the Atlantic 10 Tournament at UD Arena (3-11-04). Xavier finished that game shooting an amazing 71.1 percent from the field.
XU recorded a season-high 12 blocks. The previous high was 11 against IPFW (1-14-08). The 12 blocks are the most by Xavier since swatting 12 shots, including a school-record eight by David West, against Coastal Carolina (11-17-01).
XU collected a season-high nine steals. The previous high was seven steals against Memphis (11-23-08).
C.J. Anderson scored a Xavier career-high 22 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field and 8-for-12 shooting from the free throw line. His previous high was 21 points against St. Bonaventure (1-9-08). His collegiate career high is 25 points, which he accomplished twice while playing at Manhattan, once at Canisius (1-20-05) and a the second time at George Mason (2-19-05).
Derrick Brown had an excellent all-around game, scoring 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the field, including 3-for-3 behind the 3-point arc, while dishing out a career-high-tying five assists and blocking two shots. He also registered 5 assists against Virginia (1-3-08) and Coppin State (11-20-07). The three 3-pointers are a career high. He had hit a pair of 3-pointers on four other occasions.
Jason Love recorded a career high four blocks. His previous high was three blocks against Duquesne (2-21-08) and Virginia (1-3-08).
Andrew Taylor scored the first points of his Xavier career with a pair of free throws with 2:40 left in the contest.
Runs
Trailing 5-4 at 18:35, XU went on an 11-0 run to take a 15-5 lead at 13:42. C.J. Anderson scored 4 points during the surge. XU scored on its first six possessions of the game, including a pair of second-chance baskets.
Leading 30-23 at 4:50, XU went on an 18-0 run to take a 48-23 lead with 22 seconds remaining in the first half. Derrick Brown paced the attack with 7 points.
Up Next: The Musketeers renew their hometown rivalry when they visit the University of Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, December 13, at Fifth Third Arena for the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout. Cincinnati leads the all-time series, 47-28, but XU has won eight of the last 12 meetings. Last year, the Xavier rallied from a 5-point deficit with 6:53 remaining to post a 64-59 victory at Cintas Center. Derrick Brown scored a then-career-high 17 points, including 11 in the second half, to pace the Musketeers. Cincinnati has won the last two meetings with Xavier at Fifth Third Arena. XU’s last win on the Bearcat’s home court was a 50-44 grind-it-out victory on December 7, 2002.
