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Thursday, November 16
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8:30 p.m.
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No. 15 Xavier Heads To Wisconsin For The Gavitt Tipoff Games
11.14.17 | Men's Basketball
Thursday matchup will be a rematch of 2016 NCAA Tournament game.
No. 15 Xavier, 2-0, hits the road for the first time this season, taking on 2-0 Wisconsin on Thursday night as part of the third annual Gavitt Tipoff Games. Xavier scored 100+ points for the second straight game in defeating Rider 101-75 on Monday night. That's a first for Xavier since the 2009-10 season and one of only three times for XU in 22 seasons.
The Third Annual Gavitt Tipoff Games
No. 15 Xavier University Musketeers (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
at University of Wisconsin Badgers (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT)
Kohl Center (17,287) in Madison, Wis.
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Tim Brando and analysis from Bill Raftery. On-site studio with Mike Hill and Steve Lavin.
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 nine of its last 11 games against seven different teams from the Big Ten Conference since the 2007-08 season, including 4-1 in NCAA Tournament action. XU is 1-1 vs. Wisconsin during that time; both games were NCAA games.
• Xavier is 1-0 in The Gavitt Tipoff games, having won at then-No. 24 Michigan 86-70 in the 2015-16 season.
• Xavier, 2-0, scored 100+ points for the second straight game in defeating Rider 101-75 on Monday night. That's a first for Xavier since the 2009-10 season.
• Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett has gotten off to a fast start, scoring a BIG EAST-leading 25.5 ppg. on 65.4 percent shooting to go with 7.0 rpg.
• Xavier is ranked 15th in this week's Associated Press Poll , up from No. 17 in the preseason 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 2,722 points in their XU careers, third among active duos in the nation. Bluiett is tied for 12th on XU's all-time scoring list (1,636 points) and Macura is 43rd (1,086 points).
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has made numerous preseason All-America lists, including second team honors from Sporting News, NBC Sports and Athlon Sports.
• Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that can say that. 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 |
The Third Annual Gavitt Tipoff Games
No. 15 Xavier University Musketeers (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
at University of Wisconsin Badgers (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT)
Kohl Center (17,287) in Madison, Wis.
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TV/RADIO/LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Tim Brando and analysis from Bill Raftery. On-site studio with Mike Hill and Steve Lavin.
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 nine of its last 11 games against seven different teams from the Big Ten Conference since the 2007-08 season, including 4-1 in NCAA Tournament action. XU is 1-1 vs. Wisconsin during that time; both games were NCAA games.
• Xavier is 1-0 in The Gavitt Tipoff games, having won at then-No. 24 Michigan 86-70 in the 2015-16 season.
• Xavier, 2-0, scored 100+ points for the second straight game in defeating Rider 101-75 on Monday night. That's a first for Xavier since the 2009-10 season.
• Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett has gotten off to a fast start, scoring a BIG EAST-leading 25.5 ppg. on 65.4 percent shooting to go with 7.0 rpg.
• Xavier is ranked 15th in this week's Associated Press Poll , up from No. 17 in the preseason 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 2,722 points in their XU careers, third among active duos in the nation. Bluiett is tied for 12th on XU's all-time scoring list (1,636 points) and Macura is 43rd (1,086 points).
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has made numerous preseason All-America lists, including second team honors from Sporting News, NBC Sports and Athlon Sports.
• Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that can say that. 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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