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Men's Basketball Plays Illinois In Its Final Game In Maui Jim Maui Invitational
11.20.18 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers have not played Illinois since 2006-07 season.
MAUI, HI --- The Xavier Musketeers, 2-3, look to snap a three-game losing streak when they take on Illinois, 1-3, in Maui Jim Maui Invitational action on Wednesday at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui.
Illinois leads the series with Xavier 2-1, although XU won the last meeting 65-59 at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati in the 2006-07 season (12-29-06).
Despite its loss to now-No. 25 Wisconsin on Nov. 13, Xavier has won 10 of its last 13 games against seven different teams from the Big Ten Conference since the 2007-08 season, including 4-1 in NCAA Tournament action. Xavier's 13 games and 10-3 record vs. the Big Ten during that 11-year span have been played against Indiana (1-0), Iowa (1-1), Maryland (1-0), Michigan (1-0), Minnesota (1-0), Purdue (3-0) and Wisconsin (2-2).
After completing play in Maui on Wednesday, Xavier returns home to open a three-game homestand on Wednesday, Nov. 28 vs. Miami (Ohio) at 6:30 p.m. at Cintas Center.
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THE MATCHUP |
Xavier University Musketeers (2-3, 0-0 BIG EAST)
University of Illinois Fighting Illini (1-3, 0-0 BIG TEN)
MAUI JIM MAUI INVITATIONAL
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. HT)
Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: ESPNU with play-by-play from Jason Benetti and analysis from Bill Walton.
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.
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier is making its first-ever trip to the Maui Invitational.
• Xavier and Illinois travelled together to Maui. The two teams met in Indianapolis last Thursday and shared a charter flight to Maui; they return to Indy this Thursday.
• Xavier has won 10 of its last 13 games against seven different teams from the Big Ten Conference since the 2007-08 season.
• Xavier and Illinois have not met since the 2006-07 season. XU won that game.
• Xavier, 2-3, suffered an 88-79 overtime loss to No. 8 Auburn on Monday and a
79-74 loss to San Diego State on Tuesday. XU has lost three straight games.
• Xavier junior Quentin Goodin (20), sophomore Elias Harden (9) and graduate transfer Zach Hankins (15) all recorded Xavier career scoring highs on Monday.
• Xavier has six players averaging in double figures in scoring through four games ranging from 10.6 ppg. to 15.0 ppg. XU has no double-figure scorers back from last year's team which earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Xavier sophomore Naji Marshall recorded career highs for scoring (24) and rebounding (13) in the Wisconsin game on Nov. 13.
• Xavier junior Tyrique Jones grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds in the Evansville win on Nov. 10, XU's first 20-rebound game since David West grabbed 21 in an overtime win vs. George Washington in the 2000-01 season (2-3-01).
• Xavier won its first BIG EAST Conference Regular Season Championship last season. XU played in its fifth straight NCAA Tournament and its 12th in 13 years.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
