Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, February 13
Indianapolis, Ind.
2:30 P.M.
Xavier University
at
Butler University
No. 5/4 Xavier Looks to Bounce Back at Butler
02.11.16 | Men's Basketball
The Musketeers won the first meeting vs. the Bulldogs this season, 88-69, at Cintas Center
CINCINNATI - No. 5/4 Xavier, 21-3 overall and 8-3 in the BIG EAST, heads to Indianapolis looking for a bounce-back win against Butler (17-7, 6-6 BIG EAST) on Saturday.
No. 5/4 Xavier University Musketeers (21-3, 9-3 BIG EAST)
Butler University Bulldogs (17-7, 6-6 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. ET
at Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) in Indianapolis, Ind.
Television: FOX national network, including FOX 19 in CIncinnati with play-by-play from Gus Johnson and analysis from Jim Jackson. Molly McGrath is the sideline reporter.
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).
• Xavier, 21-3 overall and 9-3 and in second place in the BIG EAST Conference, had its five-game winning streak sanpped at Creighton on Tuesday.
• Xavier is a school-record No. 5 (AP) and No. 4 (USA Today Coaches) in the polls and No. 8 in the NCAA Official RPI.
• Xavier has recorded three straight 20-win seasons and 10 in 11 years.
• Xavier head coach Chris Mack, named midseason National Coach of the Year by Sporting News, is ESPN.com's top candidate for National COY.
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett is on the Midseason Watch List for the Naismith POY Award and a finalist for the Julius Erving Award.
• Xavier soph. J.P. Macura has averaged 12.2 ppg. over the last five games, including a career-high 20 points vs. Marquette.
• Xavier's Edmond Sumner is BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for a fourth time.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis is 3rd in the BIG EAST in free throw pct. at .866, one of four XU players in the top 15.
• Xavier has made as many free throws (462) as its opponents have attempts (462).
• Xavier, 1st in the BIG EAST and 17th nationally in rebound margin at +8.6 rpg., is led by sr. James Farr (3rd in BIG EAST at 8.2 rpg.).
• 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.
 | THE MATCHUP |
No. 5/4 Xavier University Musketeers (21-3, 9-3 BIG EAST)
Butler University Bulldogs (17-7, 6-6 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. ET
at Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) in Indianapolis, Ind.
| TELEVISION AND RADIO |
Television: FOX national network, including FOX 19 in CIncinnati with play-by-play from Gus Johnson and analysis from Jim Jackson. Molly McGrath is the sideline reporter.
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, 21-3 overall and 9-3 and in second place in the BIG EAST Conference, had its five-game winning streak sanpped at Creighton on Tuesday.
• Xavier is a school-record No. 5 (AP) and No. 4 (USA Today Coaches) in the polls and No. 8 in the NCAA Official RPI.
• Xavier has recorded three straight 20-win seasons and 10 in 11 years.
• Xavier head coach Chris Mack, named midseason National Coach of the Year by Sporting News, is ESPN.com's top candidate for National COY.
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett is on the Midseason Watch List for the Naismith POY Award and a finalist for the Julius Erving Award.
• Xavier soph. J.P. Macura has averaged 12.2 ppg. over the last five games, including a career-high 20 points vs. Marquette.
• Xavier's Edmond Sumner is BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for a fourth time.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis is 3rd in the BIG EAST in free throw pct. at .866, one of four XU players in the top 15.
• Xavier has made as many free throws (462) as its opponents have attempts (462).
• Xavier, 1st in the BIG EAST and 17th nationally in rebound margin at +8.6 rpg., is led by sr. James Farr (3rd in BIG EAST at 8.2 rpg.).
• 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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