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Men's Basketball Closes Out Regular Season At DePaul On Saturday
03.02.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers looking to snap losing streak.
CINCINNATI --- Xavier, 18-12 overall and 8-9 in the BIG EAST Conference, closes out the regular season on Saturday afternoon at DePaul. Xavier needs a win Saturday to finish 9-9 in the BIG EAST Conference and extend the nation's best active streak of 34 straight seasons at .500 or better in conference play. The game will be broadcast on FSN, including FOX Sports Ohio, and 55KRC-AM.
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THE MATCHUP |
Xavier University Musketeers (18-12, 8-9 BIG EAST Conf.)
DePaul University Blue Demons (9-21, 2-15 BIG EAST Conf.)
Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT)
Allstate Arena (18,500) in Rosemont, Ill.
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TV AND RADIO |
Television: FSN (including FOX Sports Ohio in the Cincinnati area) with Tim Brando (pbp) and Dickey Simpkins (analyst).
Xavier Radio: 55KRC-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).
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier, 18-12 overall and 8-9 in the BIG EAST, has lost six straight games.
• Xavier and DePaul will meet again on Wednesday night in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship at Madison Square Garden.
• Xavier needs a win Saturday to finish 9-9 in the BIG EAST Conference; Xavier has recorded a nation's best active streak of 34 straight seasons at .500 or better in conference play (MCC, Atlantic 10 and BIG EAST) entering this season.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is No. 18 nationally in rebound margin (+7.0 rpg.).
• Xavier junior All-America candidate Trevon Bluiett is fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 17.8 ppg., fourth in 3-point field goals made per game (2.5) and 11th in rebounding at 5.6 rpg.
• Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett, who has posted a team-high 14 games with 20 points or more, is 19th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,418 career points.
• Xavier junior J.P. Macura is second on the team in scoring and tied for 15th in the BIG EAST at 14.7 ppg., including 20 points on Wednesday vs. Marquette.
• Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin is third in the BIG EAST in assists for league games at 3.9 apg. and is second in assist/turnover ratio for league games at 2.3.
• Xavier senior RaShid Gaston ranks third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 59.0 percent (third for BIG EAST games only at 63.7 percent) and tied for second in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.6 rpg.
• Xavier sophomore Kaiser Gates has averaged 6.3 rpg. over the last 10 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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