Xavier University Athletics
Xavier University
Miami (Ohio)
Men's Basketball Welcomes Miami On Wednesday To Open Homestand
11.26.18 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers play the next three games at home.
CINCINNATI --- Xavier and Miami meet for the 102nd time on Wednesday night at Cintas Center at 6:30 p.m. The game opens a three-game homestand, which equals Xavier's longest of the season.
Xavier leads the series with Miami (Ohio) 54-47, including wins in three straight meetings, seven of the last nine and 11 of the last 14 meetings. Xavier and Miami have met 101 times, which is second only to Dayton (161) all-time among XU opponents. Xavier is 8-1 versus Miami (Ohio) at Cintas Center, including wins in each of the last six meetings at XU's on-campus home. Xavier beat Miami 68-54 in the 2000-01 season in the first regular season game played at Cintas Center (11-18-00).
Xavier, 3-3, won its final of three games in the Maui Invitational on Nov. 21, 83-74 over Illinois.
Sophomore Elias Harden contributed a career-high 14 points on the strength of a career-high four 3-pointers, his second straight game setting a career scoring high. Junior Quentin Goodin led four Xavier double-figure scorers with 15 points. XU snapped a three-game losing streak. Miami, 3-3, evened its record with a win over Army on Saturday.
Xavier has won eight straight and 16 of its last 17 meetings against teams from the Mid-American Conference. Those 16 wins over MAC teams include wins over Bowling Green (2), Kent State (4), Miami (5), Ohio, Marshall, Buffalo, Toledo and Western Michigan.
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THE MATCHUP |
Xavier University Musketeers (3-3, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Miami University RedHawks (3-3, 0-0 MAC)
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Steve Physioc and analysis from Stephen Bardo.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC-AM, including via iHeart Radio, TuneIn and Sirius XM (380) and Internet (966), 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 leads the series with Miami 54-47, including wins in three straight meetings. XU is 8-1 vs. MU at Cintas Center.
• Xavier has won eight straight and 16 of its last 17 games vs. MAC teams.
• Xavier is opening a three-game homestand; it equals XU's longest of the season.
• Xavier junior Quentin Goodin leads Xavier in scoring (15.0 ppg.), while ranking second in assists (3.8 apg.). Sophomore Naji Marshall is first in assists (4.0 apg.) and second in scoring (12.3 ppg.)
• Xavier sophomore Elias Harden scored a career-high 14 points in the Illinois win. Harden hit 7-of-9 3 pointers in XU's final two games in Maui, including 4-of-4 vs. UI.
• Xavier sophomore Paul Scruggs averaged 12.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.0 blocks and 2.0 steals for XU's three games in the Maui Invitational.
• Xavier has five players averaging in double figures in scoring through six games. XU has no double-figure scorers back from last year's team which earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Xavier graduate transfer Zach Hankins is fifth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.714) and third in blocks (1.7 bpg.).
• Xavier sophomore Naji Marshall recorded career highs for scoring (24) and rebounding (13) in the Wisconsin game on Nov. 13.
• Xavier junior Tyrique Jones leads the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (4.3 rpg.) and is fourth in the BIG EAST in overall rebounding (8.3 rpg.). He is sixth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.683).
• Xavier's 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.
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VIDEO: ZACH HANKINS |
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VIDEO: TRAVIS STEELE |
