No. 6/5 Xavier Takes Four-Game Win Streak Into Saturday's BIG EAST Game Vs. Marquette

Saturday, February 6

Cincinnati, Ohio

12 P.M.

Xavier University

Marquette University

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No. 6/5 Xavier Takes Four-Game Win Streak Into Saturday's BIG EAST Game Vs. Marquette

02.04.16 | Men's Basketball

The Musketeers defeated the Golden Eagles, 74-66, in the first meeting this season

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 6/5 Xavier, 20-2 overall and 8-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, hosts Marquette, 15-8 and 4-6 in the BIG EAST, on Saturday at Cintas Center at noon.

THE MATCHUP

No. 6/5 Xavier University Musketeers (20-2, 8-2 BIG EAST)
Marquette University Golden Eagles (15-8, 4-6 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at 12 p.m. ET
at Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University

TELEVISION AND RADIO

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Joe Davis and analysis from Dickey Simpkins.
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, 20-2 overall and 8-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, won its fourth straight game on Wed. vs. St. John's.
• Xavier is No. 6 (AP) and a school-record No. 5 (USA Today Coaches) in the polls.
• Xavier is ranked No. 7 in the NCAA Official Men's Basketball RPI.
• Xavier, the first team in the nation to win 20 games, has recorded three straight 20-win seasons, 10 in 11 years and 18 in 20 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 was named as one of the 10 finalists for the Julius Erving Award.
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett, who has scored in double figures in 21 of XU's 22 games, is 9th in the BIG EAST in scoring at 15.4 ppg.
• Xavier sr. James Farr leads XU in rebounding at 8.7 rpg. (3rd in BIG EAST), incl.a career-high 19 at Marquette on Jan. 16.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis is fourth in the BIG EAST in free throw pct. at .885, one of four XU players in the top 15.
• Xavier has made more free throws (434) than its opponents have attempts (415).
• Xavier, BIG EAST rebound margin leader at +9.6 rpg., is ranked 11th in the nation.
• 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.