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No. 17 Xavier Hosts Eastern Washington in Third of Four-Game Homestand
12.19.16 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers are shooting for their 30th straight non-conference home win
No. 17/17 Xavier, 9-2, is ranked No. 3 in the latest NCAA Official RPI report. The Musketeers host Eastern Washington on Tuesday night in the third game of a four-game homestand. XU is shooting for its third straight win and its 30th straight non-conference home win. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and 700 WLW-AM.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 17/17 Xavier University Musketeers (9-2, 0-0 BIG EAST Conf.)
Eastern Washington University Eagles (8-3, 0-0 Big Sky Conf.)
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. ET
at Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with Steve Physioc (pbp) and Tarik Turner (analyst).
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: GoXavier.com
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X-FACTORS |
• Xavier is No. 3 in the latest NCAA Official RPI report. BIG EAST rivals Villanova (1), Creighton (10) and Butler (11) are also in the top dozen.
• Xavier is 9-2. The top six teams in the BIG EAST hold a combined 59-7 (.893) mark.
• Xavier is No. 17 in the AP Poll and No. 17 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST in rebound margin (+8.5 rpg.).
• Xavier has won 29 straight non-conference home games at Cintas Center. XU has won 12 straight games overall at Cintas Center and 21 of its last 22.
• Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett, a 2016-17 USA TODAY preseason Third Team All-American, leads XU in scoring at 19.3 ppg. (fifth in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has posted a team-high seven 20-point games this season, including four in the last five games.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is 34th on XU's career scoring list with 1,132 points.
• Xavier senior RaShid Gaston leads the team and is third in the BIG EAST in
rebounding at 7.2 rpg., including a game-high 14 rebounds in the Utah win.
• Xavier's RaShid Gaston is just two points shy of 1,000 collegiate points.
• Xavier junior J.P. Macura is second on the team in scoring (12th in the BIG EAST at 14.6 ppg.) and leads the team in steals (second in the BIG EAST at 2.3 spg.) and free-throw shooting (sixth in BIG EAST at 89.5%).
• Xavier sophomore Edmond Sumner is third on the team in scoring at 14.5 ppg.
(tied-13th in BIG EAST) and leads the team in assists at 4.1 apg. (fourth in BIG EAST).
• 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.
• 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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