Xavier University Athletics
Xavier Postgame Notes
01.28.09 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 28, 2009
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No. 10 Xavier (18-2, 6-0 Atlantic 10) used a 22-6 run to end the first half and cruised to its ninth straight win, 69-47, against Charlotte (6-13, 1-5 A-10). B.J. Raymond notched his second career double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Musketeers. Kenny Frease added a career-high 17 points and C.J. Anderson scored 10 points. Derrick Brown paced XU with 11 rebounds and Terrell Holloway dished out five assists. Charlotte was led by Charlie Coley who scored 12 points, while Lamont Mack chipped in 11 points. Phil Jones and DiJuan Harris each collected six rebounds and Mack, Harris, and Ian Andersen had two assists apiece.
Xavier is now 115-17 (.871) overall during its nine seasons at Cintas Center, and 57-10 (.851) against Atlantic 10 competition in its on-campus home arena. The Musketeers have won 19 straight conference games at home (8-0, 2006-07; 8-0, 2007-08; and 3-0, 2008-09).
Xavier held Charlotte to just 13 points in the first half. That's the lowest output by an XU opponent in either half this year. The previous low was 14 points by IPFW (11-14-08). After Charlotte's Lamont Mack made a layup at 13:22, the 49ers finished the first half hitting just one of their final 14 shots.
XU held Charlotte to just 30.9 percent shooting (17-for-55) from the field. Tonight's defensive performance marked the 14th time in 20 games that XU has held its opponent under 40 percent shooting from the field. For the season, XU is limiting opponents to just 37.1 percent shooting. Entering the contest with Charlotte, XU was ranked seventh for field goal percentage defense in the latest NCAA rankings (1-22-09). In XU's six Atlantic 10 contests this season, the Musketeers have held opponents to 55.5 ppg. and 35.9 percent shooting.
Following XU's subpar 52.8 percent free throw shooting performance against La Salle, the Musketeers have improved their touch from the line in the past three games, hitting 74.2 percent (46-for-62) of their free throws.
Career/Season Highs
B.J. Raymond registered the second double-double of his career with 23 points and a career-high-tying 10 rebounds. His other double-double came against Indiana (11-24-07) in the Chicago Invitational Challenge. In that game he had 19 points and 10 rebounds. In tonight's contest he also added two blocked shots, matching his career high, which he had accomplished six previous times, and three assists. In the last two games he has averaged 22.0 ppg. on 13-for-18 shooting (72.2 percent) from the field, 8-for-12 (66.7 percent) from behind the three-point arc, and 10-for-13 (77.9 percent) from the free throw line.
Kenny Frease scored a career-high 17 points. His previous high was 13 points at Virginia (1-3-09).
Derrick Brown grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds. His previous high this year was 10 at Cincinnati (12-13-08).
Runs
Leading 9-7 at 13:22 of the first half, XU went on a 22-6 run to end the half and take a 31-13 lead into intermission. Kenny Frease led XU with 8 straight points during the spurt, while B.J. Raymond added 7 points.
Up Next: Xavier welcomes the University of Massachusetts Minutemen to Cintas Center on Saturday, January 31, for a noon contest. XU leads the series with UMass 11-8, including wins in the last three meetings. Last year, the Musketeers posted a 77-65 victory in Amherst. Drew Lavender led the Musketeers with 19 points and a career-high nine rebounds, while Derrick Brown added 14 points, C.J. Anderson 13 points, and Josh Duncan 10 points.
