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No. 24/25 Xavier Hosts No. 2 Villanova On Saturday
02.09.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers shooting for fifth straight win
CINCINNATI - No. 24/25 Xavier (18-6, 8-3 BIG EAST) has won four straight games entering Saturday's game vs. No. 2 and defending National Champion Villanova (23-2, 10-2 BIG EAST).
Xavier has not played a No. 2-ranked team since 1978 when it hosted No. 2 and defending national champion Marquette.
Saturday's game will be broadcast nationally on FOX. 700 WLW-AM will have the Xavier broadcast and Westwood One will broadcast nationally.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 24/25 Xavier University Musketeers (18-6, 8-3 BIG EAST Conf.)
No. 2/2 Villanova University Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 BIG EAST Conf.)
Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Jim Jackson (analyst) and Shannon Spake (reporter). FOX 19 in Cincinnati will air a post-game show once the national broadcast signs off.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-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).
Westwood One Radio: Scott Graham (pbp) and Kelly Tripucka (analyst)
Live Stats: GoXavier.com
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier, 18-6 overall and 8-3 in the BIG EAST, has won four straight games.
• Xavier has not played a No. 2-ranked team since 1978 when it hosted No. 2 and defending National Champion Marquette. VU is No. 2 and the defending champs.
• Xavier is 5-1 this season in games decided by four points or less.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is No. 17 nationally in rebound margin (+7.3 rpg.).
• Xavier junior All-America candidate Trevon Bluiett has averaged 24.2 ppg. and 6.7 rpg. over the last six games, while shooting 55.1% overall and 57.1% on 3-pointers.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.7 ppg., second in 3-point field goals made per game (2.6) and eighth in rebounding at 6.0 rpg.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett, who has posted a team-high 13 games with 20 points or more, is 21st on XU's career scoring list with 1,368 points (16 points shy of top 20).
• Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin has averaged 9.3 points, 6.7 assists and 2.3 steals over the last three games since taking over the starting point guard duties.
• Xavier freshman Tyrique Jones has hit 11 of his last 12 field goal attempts, including a perfect 8-of-8 at Creighton for a career-high 16 points.
• Xavier junior J.P. Macura is third on the team in scoring and 16th in the BIG EAST at 14.2 ppg. (second on the team and 15th in the BIG EAST among active players).
• Xavier sophomore Kaiser Gates has averaged a team-high 9.0 rpg. over the last four games, including a career-high 10 rebounds vs. DePaul on Wednesday.
• 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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