Xavier Ends Homestand with Overtime Loss to Butler

Sunday, January 8

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Xavier Ends Homestand with Overtime Loss to Butler

01.08.17 | Women's Basketball

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Musketeers fall 65-62 at Cintas Center on Sunday afternoon

By: Isabel Roberts-Hamilton, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - The Butler Bulldogs handed Xavier women's basketball a 65-62 overtime loss on Sunday afternoon at Cintas Center. The Musketeers moved to 10-6 (2-3 BIG EAST), while the Bulldogs improved to 5-11 (BIG EAST).

Xavier led most of the game, until the fourth quarter when Butler outscored the Musketeers, 18-8, to force an overtime period. Butler outscored Xavier, 5-2, in overtime to secure the win.

NOTABLES

• The 60.9 percent (14-for-23) field-goal percentage during the first half was a season high for the Musketeers.

• Xavier posted a season-high nine blocks with Maddison Blackwell finishing with a career-high five blocks.

• Raeshaun Gaffney led the Musketeers with 16 points, while Kindell Fincher finished with 15 points. Marquia Turner rounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 points. Maddison Blackwell chipped in nine points on 3-for-5 shooting.

• Both teams shot under 40 percent from the floor as Xavier went 20-for-53 and Butler went 24-for-62.

• Butler held a 40-37 advantage on the glass. Maddison Blackwell recorded a team-high eight rebounds, while Marquia Turner chipped in seven. Turner added a team-high three steals as Xavier held a 6-5 advantage in steals.

• Butler's Tori Schickel finished with a game-high 20 points and 20 rebounds. She added four assists and four blocks.

FIRST QUARTER

• Butler jumped out to an early 5-0 lead with a free throw and two quick baskets after Xavier's first two possessions resulted in turnovers.

• Back-to-back three pointers by Kindell Fincher allowed the Musketeers to tie it up at six at the four-minute mark.

• A 7-4 Xavier run ended the quarter, giving the Musketeers a 19-12 advantage.

SECOND QUARTER

• Xavier came out of the intermission with a 6-0 run on three pointers by Raeshaun Gaffney and Marquia Turner.

• Butler cut its 13- point deficit to five, 28-23, with 5:01 on the clock with an 11-3 run.

• An 11-3 Xavier run ended the half, making the score, 39-26.

• At halftime, Xavier's leading scorer was Kindell Fincher with 13 points. Raeshaun Gaffney followed with 11 points.

THIRD QUARTER

• Xavier struggled shooting at the beginning of the second half as a Butler 8-2 run forced a Xavier timeout at the six-minute mark.

• Raeshaun Gaffney got the Musketeers back on the scoreboard with a jumper from the top of the key to make the score, 43-36.

• Xavier held a 52-42 lead going into the fourth quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

• The Bulldogs came out strong and opened the quarter with a 6-2 run, cutting the Musketeers' lead to 54-48, prompting a Xavier timeout.

• Butler would tie the game at 60 on a Michelle Weaver layup with 17 second left in regulation.

• A missed jumper by Maddison Blackwell as time expired resulted in the game going into overtime.

• Butler outscored Xavier 18-8 in the fourth quarter.

OVERTIME

• Neither team made a basket in overtime as Xavier was 0-for-8 and Butler was 0-for-2. The Bulldogs went 5-for-8 from the foul line to seal the win, while Xavier went 2-for-4 from the charity stripe.

UP NEXT

• Xavier heads to Marquette for an 8 p.m. ET tip off on Friday, Jan. 13. The game will be aired on the BIG EAST Digital Network.

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