No. 7 Xavier Travels to Milwaukee to Take on Marquette on Saturday

CINCINNATI – No. 7 Xavier, 15-1 overall and 3-1 in the BIG EAST, visits Marquette, 12-5 overall and 2-3 in the BIG EAST, on Saturday afternoon. Xavier is off to the best start in school history.

THE MATCHUP

No. 7/8 Xavier University Musketeers (15-1, 3-1 BIG EAST)
Marquette University Golden Eagles (12-5, 2-3 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. ET
at BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,600) in Milwaukee, Wis.

TELEVISION AND RADIO

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Brian Anderson and analysis from Stephen Bardo.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC-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, 15-1 overall and 3-1 in the BIG EAST, is coming off a 84-64 win vs. DePaul.
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett has scored in double figures in 15 of XU's 16 games, including a career-high 24 vs. DePaul on Tues.
• Xavier's 15-1 record marks the best record in Xavier history after 16 games.
• Xavier, ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll and No. 8 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Official Men's Basketball RPI.
• Xavier head coach Chris Mack, who was named midseason National Coach of the Year by Sporting News, is 2nd on XU's all-time wins list (149).
• Xavier has three players with double-figure scoring averages and three more at 9.0 ppg. or more, including two at 9.9 ppg.
• Xavier, BIG EAST rebound margin leader at +10.7 rpg., is ranked 14th in the nation.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis was named to this week's BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis, who is 3rd in the nation in free throw pct. at .935, hit 24 straight free throws prior to a miss on Jan. 12.
• Xavier has made more free throws (323) than its opponents have attempts (287).
• Xavier senior James Farr leads XU in rebounding at 8.3 rpg. (fourth in the BIG EAST) and is fourth in scoring (9.9 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.

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