No. 7 Xavier Returns Home to Host DePaul at Sold-Out Cintas Center

Tuesday, January 12

6:30 P.M.

Xavier University

DePaul University

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No. 7 Xavier Returns Home to Host DePaul at Sold-Out Cintas Center

01.11.16 | Men's Basketball

Tip-off is slated for 6:30 p.m. from Cintas Center

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 7/8 Xavier, 14-1 overall and 2-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, returns to Cintas Center on Tuesday night. The Musketeers host DePaul at 6:30 p.m.

THE MATCHUP

No. 7/8 Xavier University Musketeers (14-1, 2-1 BIG EAST)
DePaul University Blue Demons (6-10, 0-4 BIG EAST)
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 at 6:30 P.M. ET
at Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University

TELEVISION AND RADIO

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Justin Kutcher and analysis from Dickey Simpkins.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier 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).

X-FACTORS IN 140 CHARACTERS

• Xavier, 14-1 overall and 2-1 in the BIG EAST, is coming off a 74-66 win at St. John's.
• Xavier's 14-1 record marks the best record in Xavier history after 15 games.
• Xavier, ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll and No. 8 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Official Men's Basketball RPI.
• Xavier has five players with double-figure scoring averages.
• Xavier ranks 2nd in the BIG EAST in 3-Pt. FG% defense at .319 (.345 last season).
• Xavier, BIG EAST rebound margin leader at +11.2 rpg., is ranked 8th in the nation.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis was named to this week's BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
• Xavier 7th-year head coach Chris Mack (148-72) is tied with Skip Prosser for second place on XU's all-time wins list.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis, who is second in the nation in free throw percentage at .952, has hit 23 straight free throws.
• Xavier has made more free throws (303) than its opponents have attempts (274).
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett has scored in double figures in 14 of XU's 15 games.
• Xavier senior James Farr leads XU in rebounding at 8.5 rpg. (third in the BIG EAST) and is fourth in scoring (10.3 ppg.).
• Xavier has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of only 11 schools that have at least nine in that stretch.
• Xavier has been to five NCAA Sweet 16s in the last eight years, one of only nine schools with at least five in that stretch.
• Xavier has graduated the last 96 men's basketball players that have played as seniors, including all three seniors from last year's team.