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No. 24/25 Xavier Hosts DePaul On Wednesday Night
02.06.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers are shooting for their fourth straight win.
CINCINNATI - Xavier, 17-6 overall and 7-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off an 82-80 win at then-No. 22 Creighton on Saturday. XU has won three straight games. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and 55KRC-AM.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 24/25 Xavier University Musketeers (17-6, 7-3 BIG EAST Conf.)
DePaul University Blue Demons (8-15, 1-9 BIG EAST Conf.)
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with Steve Physioc (pbp) and Len Elmore (analyst)
Radio: 55KRC-AM 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: GoXavier.com
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier, 17-6 overall and 7-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off an 82-80 win at then-No. 22 Creighton on Saturday. XU has won three straight games.
• Xavier is 5-1 this season in games decided by four points or less.
• Xavier is one of eight BIG EAST teams (out of 10 total) in the top 70 of the latest NCAA Official RPI Report (2-6-17); XU checks in at No. 9.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is No. 21 in the nation in rebound margin (7.0 rpg.).
• Xavier junior All-America candidate Trevon Bluiett has been named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.6 ppg., second in 3-point field goals made per game (2.6) and ninth in rebounding at 6.0 rpg.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett, who has posted a team-high 12 games with 20 points or more, is 21st on XU's career scoring list with 1,348 points (36 points shy of top 20).
• Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin has averaged 11.5 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals over the last two games since taking over the starting point guard duties.
• Xavier freshman Tyrique Jones hit all eight of his shots from the field at Creighton for 16 points; that field goal accuracy matched the best effort at XU in over 20 years.
• 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 a team-high 8.7 rpg. over the last three games, including some big late-game rebounds at Creighton on Saturday.
• 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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