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Xavier Shoots to Bounce Back at Seton Hall on Wednesday
02.20.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers are closing out a three-game road swing
CINCINNATI - Xavier, 18-9 overall and 8-6 in the BIG EAST Conference, is shooting to snap a three-game losing streak. XU is playing the final game of a season-high three-game road stretch. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and 700 WLW-AM.
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THE MATCHUP |
Xavier University Musketeers (18-9, 8-6 BIG EAST Conf.)
Seton Hall University Pirates (16-10, 6-8 BIG EAST Conf.)
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Prudential Center (10,353) in Newark, N.J.
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with Joe Davis (pbp), and Donny Marshall (analyst).
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM 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: GoXavier.com
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier, 18-9 overall and 8-6 in the BIG EAST, is playing the final game of a season-high three-game road stretch.
• Xavier is one of eight BIG EAST teams in the top 75 of the latest NCAA Official RPI (2-20-17), including four in the top 25: Villanova (2), Butler (13), Xavier (18), Creighton (22), Seton Hall (47), Georgetown (61), Providence (66) and Marquette (71).
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is No. 16 nationally in rebound margin (+7.4 rpg.).
• Xavier junior leading scorer Trevon Bluiett sat out the last two games due to an ankle injury, snapping a streak of 72 straight starts.
• Xavier junior All-America candidate Trevon Bluiett is fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 17.9 ppg., third in 3-point field goals made per game (2.5) and ninth in rebounding at 5.8 rpg. He has posted a team-high 13 games with 20 points or more.
• Xavier senior RaShid Gaston has averaged 18.0 ppg. and 11.3 rpg. over the last three games, while shooting 74.2 percent; fourth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 58.8 percent.
• Xavier's RaShid Gaston has recorded three straight double-doubles; second in the BIG EAST in rebounding (6.9 rpg.) and second in offensive rebounding (2.9 rpg.).
• Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin has averaged 6.2 assists per game over the last six games since taking over the starting point guard duties.
• Xavier junior J.P. Macura is third on the team in scoring and 17th in the BIG EAST at 14.2 ppg. (second on the team and 16th in the BIG EAST among active players).
• Xavier sophomore Kaiser Gates has averaged 7.7 rpg. over the last seven games, including a career-high 10 rebounds vs. DePaul on Feb. 8.
• Xavier made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 years in 2016. XU is one of only nine schools that can say that.
• Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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