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No. 7 Xavier Shoots For 21st Straight Non-Conference Win on Tuesday Night
11.28.16 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers host North Dakota State
CINCINNATI - Xavier, 6-0, moved up to No. 7 in both major polls this week. XU will be shooting for its 21st straight regular season non-conference win when it hosts North Dakota State on Tuesday night. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and 700 WLW-AM.
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 THE MATCHUP |
No. 7/7 Xavier University Musketeers (6-0, 0-0 BIG EAST Conference)
vs. North Dakota State University Bison (5-2, 0-0 Summit League)
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. ET
at Xavier University's Cintas Center (10,250) in Cincinnati
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 TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with Steve Physioc and Dickey Simpkins.
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).
Live Stats:Â GoXavier.com
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 X-FACTORS |
• Xavier, 6-0, has won 20 straight regular season non-conference games, including its 64-42 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday.
• Xavier has won 26 straight non-conference home games.Â
• Xavier has won six straight games to open the season, a streak that trails only the 2015-16 (12-0) and 2011-12 (8-0) teams during Chris Mack's tenure as head coach.
• Xavier is in the top 10 again this week at No. 7 in the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Xavier defeated Missouri, Clemson and Northern Iowa to win the championship of the Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando Nov. 17-20.Â
• Xavier jr. J.P. Macura, who leads XU in scoring (17.7 ppg.) and steals (2.2 spg.), is second on the team in assists (3.5 apg.).
• Xavier jr. Trevon Bluiett, a 2016-17 USA TODAY preseason Third Team All-American, was named MVP of the Tire Pros Invitational.
• Xavier jr. Trevon Bluiett, the 52nd member of XU's 1,000-Point Club, is second on the team in scoring at 16.8 ppg. and leads the team in rebounding at 6.3 rpg.
• Xavier jr. Trevon Bluiett and so. Edmond Sumner made the Wooden Award, Naismith Award and Lute Olson Award watch lists; preseason 1st Team All-BIG EAST.
• Xavier so. Edmond Sumner is third on the team in scoring at 16.2 ppg. and leads the team in assisst at 4.2 apg.
• Xavier, 28-6 overall last season, made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 years. XU is one of only nine schools that can say that.Â
• Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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 COACH MACK'S COMMENTS |
