Men's Basketball Hosts Wisconsin On Tuesday In Gavitt Tipoff Games Matchup

Tuesday, November 13

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

Wisconsin

Men's Basketball Hosts Wisconsin On Tuesday In Gavitt Tipoff Games Matchup

11.12.18 | Men's Basketball

Xavier Game Notes vs. Wisconsin

Musketeers are 2-0 in the BIG EAST vs. Big Ten challenge.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier Musketeers, 2-0, host the Wisconsin Badgers, 1-0, on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Cintas Center in a Gavitt Tipoff Games matchup.

The series is tied 3-3, although Xavier has won three of the last four meetings. Xavier defeated Wisconsin 80-70 in Madison last season. Xavier is 2-0 in the Gavitt Tipoff Games, the annual challenge between the Big Ten and the BIG EAST. Xavier defeated Wisconsin last season and then-No. 24 Michigan in Ann Arbor 86-70 in the 2015-16 season. This is the first time that Xavier has been the host team in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.

Xavier is hoping to continue its recent success against the Big Ten Conference. Xavier has won 10 of its last 12 games against seven different teams from the Big Ten Conference since the 2007-08 season, including 4-1 in NCAA Tournament action and 2-0 in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.

THE MATCHUP

Xavier University Musketeers (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
vs. University of Wisconsin Badgers (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
GAVITT TIPOFF GAMES
Tuesday, Nov. 13 13, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Tim Brando and analysis from Donny Marshall.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC-AM, including via iHeart Radio and TuneIn, with play-by-play from XU 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: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com. Fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier has won 10 of its last 12 games against seven different teams from the Big Ten Conference since the 2007-08 season. XU is 2-1 vs. Wisconsin during that time.
• Xavier is 2-0 in the Gavitt Tipoff Games. XU won at Wisconsin 80-70 last season. This is the first time Xavier has hosted a Big Ten team for the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
• Xavier has won 41 straight non-conference home games at Cintas Center with its last loss coming in the 2012-13 season.
• Xavier has sold out 20 straight home games, including IUPUI and Evansville.
• Xavier junior Tyrique Jones earned a spot on the weekly BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll after averaging 18.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.5 steals per game in wins over IUPUI and Evansville to open the season, while shooting 69.6 percent (16-of-23) from the field.
• Xavier's Tyrique Jones grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds in the Evansville win, while tying his career highs for points (19), blocks (4) and field goals made (8). This was the first 20-rebound game for a Musketeer since David West grabbed 21 in an overtime win vs. George Washington in the 2000-01 season (2-3-01).
• Xavier sophomore Paul Scruggs scored a career-high 24 points in the Evansville win, while matching his career highs for rebounds (6) and assists (5).
• Xavier junior Quentin Goodin returned to action vs. Evansville after missing the exhibition game and the opener vs. IUPUI. Goodin contributed 14 points.
• Xavier won its first BIG EAST Conference Regular Season Championship last season. XU, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, played in its fifth straight NCAA Tournament and its 12th in the last 13 years in 2018.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.

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