Men's Basketball Tops Northwood, 97-77, in Lone Exhibition Game

Saturday, November 7

Cincinnati, Ohio

2 P.M.

Xavier University

Northwood (EXH)

Northwood

Xavier

Men's Basketball Tops Northwood, 97-77, in Lone Exhibition Game

11.07.15 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Five Musketeers hit double figures

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Five Musketeers scored in double figures as Xavier men's basketball topped Northwood, 97-77, in its lone exhibition game in front of over 9,000 fans on Saturday afternoon at Cintas Center.

Edmond Sumner finished with 17 points, including 6-of-7 shooting on free throws, to lead the Musketeers. Trevon Bluiett, Remy Abell, and J.P. Macura each added 14 while Larry Austin Jr. finished with 12 after scoring 10 points after halftime to lead all scorers for the second period.

Six early points from Abell gave the Musketeers a 9-7 lead just over three minutes into the game. Northwood grabbed the 11-9 lead with 15:47 remaining in the first before the Musketeers put together an 11-0 run to go ahead 20-11 with 12 minutes remaining in the half. Macura's seven points off the bench sparked the Musketeers' run to give Xavier the lead for the rest of the afternoon.

The Musketeers led by as many as 16 in the first half, holding the 38-22 advantage with just over six minutes remaining before halftime. Macura's 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting led Xavier in the first 20 minutes. Bluiett added 10 and Sumner added nine points to give the Musketeers the 52-38 lead at the half.

Bluiett grabbed a team-high six rebounds in the first half, including three off the offensive glass, as the Musketeers out-rebounded Northwood, 24-15, before the break.

A 10-0 run early in the second half pushed the Xavier lead out to 21, 65-44, with 15:05 remaining in the game. The Musketeers pushed the lead out to 23 before the Timberwolves climbed back to within 16 with just over nine minutes remaining, the closest the Timberwolves would get the rest of the way.

In the closing minutes of the game Xavier extended its lead out to its largest of the game at 28, leading 93-65 with 4:49 remaining after a 10-0 run. Five of Austin's 10 second-half points fueled the run to put the game firmly in-hand for the Musketeers. Xavier maintained a lead of at least 20 the rest of the way, with a three pointer at the buzzer for Northwood setting the final score at 97-77.

Myles Davis dished out a game-high seven assists to go with nine points. Bluiett grabbed nine rebounds, including five offensive boards, while Reynolds and Farr added seven each to help the Musketeers out-rebound the Timberwolves, 46-30.

Northwood's Maurice Jones led all scorers with 20 points.

Xavier opens its regular season on Friday, November 13 when the Musketeers host the Miami Redhawks. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m. on FOX College Network. Stay tuned to GoXavier.com for more information.