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Men's Basketball Closes Out The Three-Game Homestand On Wednesday vs. Ohio
12.04.18 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers are looking for a fourth straight win.
CINCINNATI --- The Xavier Musketeers play the third and final game of the homestand on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. vs. Ohio at Cintas Center. Xavier, 5-3, has won three straight games while Ohio, 5-2, also has a three-game winning streak.
Ohio leads the series 20-14, although Xavier won the last meeting and the only meeting since the 1995-96 season. XU defeated OU 78-56 in the 2008-09 season at Cintas Center. Xavier has won nine straight and 17 of its last 18 meetings against teams from the Mid-American Conference, including an 82-55 win over Miami to open this homestand on Nov. 28.
Xavier has plenty of connections to Ohio University. Xavier assistant coach Dante Jackson started his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant for one season (2011-12) under then-Ohio University (now Akron) head coach John Groce, the brother of Xavier head coach Travis Steele. The Bobcats finished with an overall record of 29-8 that season, won the 2012 Mid-American Conference Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Xavier first-year graduate program assistant Sam Frayer, a 2018 Ohio University graduate, played four years as a walk-on on the Bobcats basketball team.
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THE MATCHUP |
Xavier University Musketeers (5-3, 0-0 BIG EAST)
vs. Ohio University Bobcats (5-2, 0-0 MAC)
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 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 Vince Welch and analysis from Nick Bahe.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC-AM, including via iHeart Radio, TuneIn and Sirius XM (381) and Internet (972), 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 has won nine straight and 17 of its last 18 games vs. MAC teams.
• Xavier, 5-3, won its third straight game with an 73-63 win over Oakland on Dec. 1.
• Xavier junior Quentin Goodin is second on the team in scoring (12.3 ppg.) and leads the team in assists (sixth in the BIG EAST at 4.3 apg.).
• Xavier sophomore Naji Marshall leads the team in scoring (13.1 ppg.) and is second in rebounding (10th in the BIG EAST at 7.0 rpg.) and assists (tied for 10th in the BIG EAST at 3.5 apg.).
• Xavier sophomore Paul Scruggs is third on the team in scoring at 11.8 ppg. to go with 4.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals (tied for fifth in BIG EAST) per game.
• Xavier junior Tyrique Jones, who posted his second straight double-double and third of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. Oakland on Dec. 1, leads the BIG EAST in rebounding (9.3 rpg.) and is sixth in field goal percentage (.625).
• Xavier's Tyrique Jones leads the BIG EAST and is seventh in the nation in offensive rebounding at 4.3 rpg. Jones is second in the nation in offensive rebounding percentage (KenPom.com).
• Xavier graduate transfer Zach Hankins is ranked second in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.750) and tied for fifth in the BIG EAST in blocks (1.3 bpg.).
• Xavier, which placed six players in double figures in scoring in the Oakland win, has five players averaging in double figures in scoring through eight games, ranging from 10.6 ppg. to 13.1 ppg.
• 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: HARDEN AND WELAGE |
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VIDEO: TRAVIS STEELE |
