No. 21/20 Xavier Takes Down No. 16/16 Baylor

Tuesday, November 28

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

6-1

Baylor

5-1

Baylor

Xavier

11.28.17 | Men's Basketball

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Kasier Gates scores a career-high 19 points to lead the Musketeers

By: Isabel Hamilton, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – No. 21/20 Xavier improved to 6-1 on the season after strong efforts from J.P. Macura and Kaiser Gates to defeat No. 16 Baylor in front of a 10,503 person crowd at Cintas Center.

FIRST HALF

Xavier jumped out to an 18-6 lead at the 14-minute mark with J.P. Macura contributing 10 of the Musketeer's first 18 points.
Macura led the Musketeers with 17 points and four rebounds while shooting 7-for-9 from the field and 3-for-4 from behind the arc.
Kaiser Gates finished the half with nine points and went 3-for-5 from the field and 3-for-5 from behind the arc.
Xavier led by as much as 13 at the 12:30 mark, but Baylor closed the gap to pull within one at the four-minute mark to make it, 30-29. Back-to-back jumpers by Bluiett and Macura extended Xavier's lead to 32-29 and a three-pointer at the buzzer by Macura gave Xavier a 39-34 lead at the half.
The Musketeers out-rebounded the Bears, 19-14, and shot 55 percent from the field, compared to Baylor's 42.2 percent.

SECOND HALF

At the 15:41 mark, the Musketeers started a 10-0 run to make it 55-43, regaining their double-figure lead with just over 12 minutes remaining. Naji Marshall contributed six of the Musketeers's 10 points during the run.
Baylor pulled within five points at the seven-minute mark to make the score 61-56, but Xavier outscored the Bears 15-7 down the stretch to pull away and win 76-63. Xavier went 8-for-8 from the foul line in the closing minutes.
Kaiser Gates led the Musketeers in the second half with 10 points.

NOTABLES

Kaiser Gates finished the night with a career-high 19 points. He went 6-for-10 from the field and 5-for-9 from behind the arc.
Four Musketeers finished in double figures, with Gates scoring 19 points, Macura scoring 19 points, Naji Marshall scoring 10 points and Bluiett scoring 10 points.
Quentin Goodin led the Musketeers with nine assists and added six points.
Xavier out-rebounded Baylor, 38-28, and Tyrique Jones led the team with seven rebounds.
Both teams shot under 50 percent from the field, but Xavier shot 44.6 percent in comparison to Baylor's 42.9 percent.