Xavier's Offense Overpowers Morehead State in Season Opener, 101-49

Friday, November 10

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

101

Morehead State

Xavier's Offense Overpowers Morehead State in Season Opener, 101-49

11.10.17 | Men's Basketball

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Trevon Bluiett leads all scorers with 25 points

By: Isabel Hamilton, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Senior Trevon Bluiett led the Musketeers with 25 points and five rebounds, leading the Musketeers to their first win of the season against Morehead State. Xavier reached triple digits and shot 67.9 percent from the field.

FIRST HALF

• Xavier got off to a strong start by jumping out to a 15-1 lead in the first three minutes of the half, with J.P. Macura scoring the team's first seven points.

•Trevon Bluiett led the Musketeers with 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting, including five 3-pointers. J.P. Macura followed with 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting as Xavier outscored Morehead State, 62-24.

•The Musketeers shot 75.9 percent from the field and 78.6 percent from behind the arc.

•Tyrique Jones led the Musketeers with five of their 19 rebounds. Xavier also forced nine turnovers, converting the miscues into 15 points.

SECOND HALF

• Tyrique Jones led the Musketeers with eight points and four rebounds.

• Xavier out-rebounded Morehead State, 41-32, and scored 24 points off of turnovers.

• The Musketeers held the Eagles to 21.4 percent from the field in the second half, and 23.7 percent for the game.

NOTABLES

• Four Xavier players scored in double digits with Bluiett leading the group with 25 points, followed by J.P. Macura with 18, Kaiser Gates with 14, Naji Marshall with 12 and Tyrique Jones with 11.

• Junior Kaiser Gates went 4-for-4 from the field and grabbed five rebounds for the Musketeers.

• This is Xavier's first 100-point game since defeating Fairleigh Dickinson, 117-75, in the 2012-13 season opener.

• Xavier's 62 points in the first half is the most points by a Xavier team in any half since Xavier scored 68 points in the first half against Farleigh Dickenson in the 2012-13 home opener.

• The last time the Musketeers scored more than 50 points in a first half was in a 97-82 win last season against St. John's.

• Xavier's 52-point margin of victory is the team's largest since the Musketeers defeated Louisiana-Monroe, 118-61, on Nov. 24, 1997.

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers host Rider for a 8:30 p.m. tip-off on Monday, Nov. 13 at the Cintas Center.

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