No. 22/19 Xavier Hosts Georgetown for Military Appreciation Game

Sunday, January 22

Cincinnati, Ohio

2 p.m.

Xavier University

Georgetown

No. 22/19 Xavier Hosts Georgetown for Military Appreciation Game

01.20.17 | Men's Basketball

Georgetown at Xavier game notes Live Stats Listen (700 WLW)

Musketeers looking to snap three-game losing streak in BIG EAST play

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 22/19 Xavier looks to bounce back from a three-game losing streak at home on Sunday at 2 p.m. when the Musketeers welcome Georgetown to Cintas Center.

MILITARY APPRECIATION GAME

Sunday's game marks the third annual Military Appreciation Game, presented by GE Aviation and the Xavier University Student Veterans Center. Working towards a shared vision of creating a community that welcomes and embraces veterans, GE and Xavier have partnered to provide integrated opportunities for education, career development and personal growth to our armed service members returning from overseas.

With over 200 student veterans and a new state-of-the-art campus facility, Xavier is consistently ranked one of the top military friendly schools in the Midwest, and the events surrounding Sunday's game are a celebration of the veteran community at Xavier and throughout Cincinnati.

THE MATCHUP

No. 22/19 Xavier University Musketeers (13-5, 3-3 BIG EAST Conf.)
Georgetown University Hoyas (10-9, 1-5 BIG EAST Conf.)
Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ET
at Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University

TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: CBS (including Local 12 in Cincinnati) with Spero Dedes (pbp)
and Dan Bonner (analyst).
Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famers 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

X FACTORS

• Xavier, 13-5 overall and 3-3 in the BIG EAST, is shooting to snap a three-game losing streak that has included losses to three AP top 15 teams: at Villanova on Jan. 10, at Butler on Jan. 14 and vs. Creighton on Jan. 16.
• Xavier has won 15 of its last 16 games at Cintas Center and 24 of its last 26 games. XU has won eight of its last nine BIG EAST games at Cintas Center.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST (No. 20 nationally) in rebound margin (+7.3 rpg.).
• Xavier's top active double-figure scoring game streaks: sophomore Edmond
Sumner (11) and junior Trevon Bluiett (4).
• Xavier's Edmond Sumner is second on the team in scoring (13th in BIG EAST at 15.4 ppg.) and first in assists (third in BIG EAST at 4.7 apg.).
• Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett leads XU in scoring at 16.8 ppg. (eighth in the BIG EAST) and has posted a team-high eight 20-point games this season.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is 27th on XU's career scoring list with 1,223 points.
• Xavier senior RaShid Gaston leads the team and is third in the BIG EAST in
rebounding at 6.9 rpg., including a career-high 17 vs. Creighton on Jan. 16.
• Xavier's RaShid Gaston also is the team leader and ranks second in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding at 3.1 rpg., including nine vs. Creighton.
• Xavier junior J.P. Macura is third on the team in scoring (16th in the BIG EAST at 14.2 ppg.) and leads the team in steals (fifth in the BIG EAST at 1.7 spg.) and free-throw shooting (seventh in BIG EAST at 84.1%).
• 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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