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No. 17 Xavier Hosts Providence to Open BIG EAST Play Wednesday
12.26.16 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers shooting for fourth straight win
CINCINNATI - No. 17/17 Xavier, 10-2, hosts Providence, 10-3, on Wednesday night in the BIG EAST Conference opener for both schools. The game will be broadcast on FSN, including FOX Sports Ohio, and 55KRC-AM. This game marks the fourth and final game of Xavier's season-high four-game homestand.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 17/17 Xavier University Musketeers (10-2, 0-0 BIG EAST Conference)
Providence College Friars (10-3, 0-0 BIG EAST Conference)
BIG EAST CONFERENCE OPENER
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. ET
at Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FSN, including FOX Sports Ohio, with Justin Kutcher (pbp) and Stephen Bardo (analyst).
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).
Live Stats: GoXavier.com
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X-FACTORS |
• Xavier is No. 4 in the latest NCAA Official RPI report. BIG EAST rivals Villanova (1), Creighton (7) and Butler (10) are also in the top 10.
• Xavier is 10-2. The top 7 teams in the BIG EAST are a combined 74-11 (.871).
• Xavier is No. 17 in the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the ESPN.com Power Rankings.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is No. 21 nationally in rebound margin (+8.3 rpg.).
• Xavier has won 13 straight games overall at Cintas Center and 22 of its last 23. XU has won its last six BIG EAST games at Cintas Center and eight of its last nine.
• Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett, a 2016-17 USA TODAY preseason Third Team All-American, leads XU in scoring at 19.0 ppg. (seventh in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has posted a team-high seven 20-point games this season.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is 31st on XU's career scoring list with 1,148 points.
• Xavier senior RaShid Gaston leads the team and is tied for third in the BIG EAST in
rebounding at 6.8 rpg., including a game-high 14 rebounds in the Utah win.
• Xavier's RaShid Gaston passed the 1,000th collegiate point mark in XU's last game.
• Xavier junior J.P. Macura is tied for second on the team in scoring (tied for 13th in the BIG EAST at 14.4 ppg.) and leads the team in steals (tied for first in the BIG EAST at 2.2 spg.) and free-throw shooting (fifth in BIG EAST at 91.3%).
• Xavier sophomore Edmond Sumner is tied for 2nd on the team in scoring (t-13th in BIG EAST at 14.4 ppg.) and leads the team in assists at 4.5 apg. (4th 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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PRESS CONFERENCE |
