Xavier University Athletics
Wednesday, December 6
Cincinnati, Ohio
7 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Kent State
No. 13/14 Xavier Continues Homestand Wednesday vs. Kent State
12.04.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers have won 35 straight home non-conference games
No. 13/14 Xavier, 7-1, continues its homestand on Wednesday vs. Kent State, 5-3 and winners of two straight games. XU is No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll this week. Xavier is coming off two straight convincing wins over top 20 opponents, defeating then-No. 11 Cincinnati 89-76 on Saturday and then-No. 16 Baylor 76-63 this past Tuesday. Xavier has won 35 straight non-conference home games entering Wednesday night's contest.
No. 13/14 Xavier University Musketeers (7-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Kent State University Golden Flashes (5-3, 0-0 MAC)
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 7 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Justin Kutcher and analysis from Steve Lavin. Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer 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, 7-1, is No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, which is up from No. 21 and No. 20 last week.
• Xavier's game vs. Kent State is the third game of a season-long six-game homestand.
• Xavier is coming off two straight convincing wins over top 20 opponents, defeating then-No. 11 Cincinnati 89-76 on Saturday and then-No. 16 Baylor 76-63 this past Tuesday. NCAA.com and NBC Sports named Xavier as the Team of the Week.
• Xavier has won 35 straight non-conference home games with its last loss coming in the 2012-13 season.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is second nationally in field goal percentage at .540.
• Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett is third in the BIG EAST in scoring at 20.8 ppg. He is ninth on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,751 points.
• Xavier senior guard J.P. Macura is 17th in the BIG EAST in scoring at 13.6 ppg. He is 32nd on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,163 points.
• Xavier junior forward Kaiser Gates recorded the first double-double of his career with 10 points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds vs. Cincinnati. He scored a career-high 19 points on a career-high five 3-pointers vs. Baylor.
• Xavier graduate transfer forward Kerem Kanter had an XU career-high 17 points in 18 minutes vs. Cincinnati.
• 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 |
No. 13/14 Xavier University Musketeers (7-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Kent State University Golden Flashes (5-3, 0-0 MAC)
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 7 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Justin Kutcher and analysis from Steve Lavin. Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer 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, 7-1, is No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, which is up from No. 21 and No. 20 last week.
• Xavier's game vs. Kent State is the third game of a season-long six-game homestand.
• Xavier is coming off two straight convincing wins over top 20 opponents, defeating then-No. 11 Cincinnati 89-76 on Saturday and then-No. 16 Baylor 76-63 this past Tuesday. NCAA.com and NBC Sports named Xavier as the Team of the Week.
• Xavier has won 35 straight non-conference home games with its last loss coming in the 2012-13 season.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is second nationally in field goal percentage at .540.
• Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett is third in the BIG EAST in scoring at 20.8 ppg. He is ninth on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,751 points.
• Xavier senior guard J.P. Macura is 17th in the BIG EAST in scoring at 13.6 ppg. He is 32nd on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,163 points.
• Xavier junior forward Kaiser Gates recorded the first double-double of his career with 10 points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds vs. Cincinnati. He scored a career-high 19 points on a career-high five 3-pointers vs. Baylor.
• Xavier graduate transfer forward Kerem Kanter had an XU career-high 17 points in 18 minutes vs. Cincinnati.
• 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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