Xavier University Athletics
XU vs. SBU Postgame Notes
01.14.12 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 14, 2012
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Xavier (12-5, 3-1 Atlantic 10) won its third game in a row, defeating St. Bonaventure (9-7, 2-2), 77-64. Mark Lyons led all scorers with 21 points. Tu Holloway added 12 and Brad Redford chipped in 10. Dez Wells grabbed 9 rebounds and Andre Walker dished out 7 assists. Saint Bonaventure was led by Andrew Nicholson who scored 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Eric Mosley had 4 assists.
With today's win, XU is now 157-20 (.887) all-time in its 12 years at Cintas Center, including 80-10 (.889) all-time against Atlantic 10 competition. Xavier currently has a 42-game home court winning streak in A-10 play, which stands as the longest in league history. XU was 8-0 at home in A-10 play in each of the last five seasons.
Xavier matched its season high with 20 assists. The Musketeers also had 20 assists against Duquesne (1-11-12). In its last three games, all victories, XU has 58 assists (19.3 apg).
Xavier held its third straight opponent under 40 percent shooting, limiting the Bonnies to just 39.2 percent (20-for-51) shooting from the field. St. Bonaventure entered the contest converting 46.3 percent of its shots for the season. In the last three games, XU has held opponents to 37.3 percent shooting (59-for-158) from the field and 27.7 percent (13-for-47) from behind the 3-point arc.
Xavier had its second-best day from the free throw line this season, converting 15 of its 19 attempts (78.9 percent). The best free throw shooting performance was 80.0 percent (16-for-20) against La Salle (1-4-12).
Senior All-American Tu Holloway is in 17th place on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,478 points. Next up on the list for Holloway is Gary Lumpkin (1995-99) who is in 16th place with 1,507 points.
Andre Walker dished out a season-high 7 assists. His previous high was 5 at Fordham (1-7-12). He tied his collegiate career high, which he turned in against Florida (1-9-10) while playing for Vanderbilt.
Brad Redord scored a season-high 10 points. His previous high was 8 points at Fordham (1-7-12). It was high first double-figure scoring game since scoring 11 points against Fordham (1-31-10).
Jeff Robinson scored a season-high 13 points. His previous high was 12 points against Duquesne (1-11-12).
St. Bonaventure's Youssou Ndoye scored a career-high 9 points. His previous high was 5 points against Saint Francis (PA) (12-23-11).
Runs
Leading 20-17 at 4:22 of the first half, XU went on a 14-2 run to take a 34-19 lead at 1:26. Brad Redford had 6 points to lead the Musketeers.
Trailing 57-35 at 10:28, St. Bonaventure went on a 9-0 run to cut the score to 57-44 at 8:11. Youssou Ndoye scored 5 points to pace the Bonnies.
Up Next: Xavier welcomes Saint Joseph's to Cintas Center on Wednesday, January 18, for a 7:00 p.m. game. The Hawks lead the all-time series, 21-18, but XU has won the last three meetings. Last season, XU defeated Saint Joseph's at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, 74-54. In that game, Xavier went on a 10-0 run near the end of the first half to take a 34-27 advantage into the break. The Musketeers blew the game open with a 12-1 run during the middle of the second half and were never challenged again. Mark Lyons led all scorers with 24 points, while Kenny Frease recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Tu Holloway chipped in 14 points and had 7 assists.
