Xavier University Athletics
Monday, November 13
Cincinnati, Ohio
8:30 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Rider
No. 17/17 Xavier Hosts Rider On Monday Night At Cintas Center
11.12.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers looking for their 32nd straight non-conference home win.
Xavier, 1-0, has won 31 straight non-conference home games with its last loss coming in the 2012-13 season. Xavier has never played tonight's opponent, Rider, in men's basketball.
No. 17/17 Xavier University Musketeers (1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Rider University Broncs (1-0, 0-0 Metro Atlantic)
Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Vince Welch and analysis from Jordan Cornette.
Radio: 55KRC-AM, including via iHeart Radio, 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: Fan stats at GoXavier.com
• Xavier has won 31 straight non-conference home games with its last loss coming in the 2012-13 season.
• Xavier won its 28th straight season opener with a 101-49 win over Morehead State on Friday before a sellout crowd of 10,224 at Cintas Center. It marked XU's first 100-point effort since the 2012-13 season opener. Senior guard Trevon Bluiett led Xavier with 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
• Xavier's 52-point win margin in the opener marked its largest since defeating Louisiana Monroe 118-61 on Nov. 24, 1997.
• Xavier and Rider are meeting for the first time in men's basketball.
• Xavier is ranked 17th in the two major preseason polls, the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett, a two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection, has been selected preseason All-BIG EAST First Team. Senior guard J.P. Macura has been selected preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention.
• Xavier's senior duo of Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura has scored a combined 2,682 points in their XU careers, third among active duos in the nation. They combined for 43 points in the opener vs. Morehead State.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has made numerous preseason All-America lists, including second team honors from Sporting News, NBC Sports and Athlon Sports.
• Xavier, 24-14 last season, recorded its fourth straight 20-win season and its 11th in 12 years in the 2016-17 season, earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
• Xavier has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that have been to at least six since 2008. XU is one of only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 17/17 Xavier University Musketeers (1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Rider University Broncs (1-0, 0-0 Metro Atlantic)
Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
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TV/RADIO/LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Vince Welch and analysis from Jordan Cornette.
Radio: 55KRC-AM, including via iHeart Radio, 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: Fan stats at GoXavier.com
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X-FACTORS |
• Xavier has won 31 straight non-conference home games with its last loss coming in the 2012-13 season.
• Xavier won its 28th straight season opener with a 101-49 win over Morehead State on Friday before a sellout crowd of 10,224 at Cintas Center. It marked XU's first 100-point effort since the 2012-13 season opener. Senior guard Trevon Bluiett led Xavier with 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
• Xavier's 52-point win margin in the opener marked its largest since defeating Louisiana Monroe 118-61 on Nov. 24, 1997.
• Xavier and Rider are meeting for the first time in men's basketball.
• Xavier is ranked 17th in the two major preseason polls, the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett, a two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection, has been selected preseason All-BIG EAST First Team. Senior guard J.P. Macura has been selected preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention.
• Xavier's senior duo of Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura has scored a combined 2,682 points in their XU careers, third among active duos in the nation. They combined for 43 points in the opener vs. Morehead State.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has made numerous preseason All-America lists, including second team honors from Sporting News, NBC Sports and Athlon Sports.
• Xavier, 24-14 last season, recorded its fourth straight 20-win season and its 11th in 12 years in the 2016-17 season, earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
• Xavier has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that have been to at least six since 2008. XU is one of only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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