Xavier University Athletics
Wednesday, February 21
Washington, D.C.
6:30 p.m.
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No. 4 Xavier Hits The Road For BIG EAST Test On Wednesday At Georgetown
02.19.18 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers have won four straight road games.
No. 4 Xavier, 24-4 overall and in first place at 12-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, had its nine-game overall winning streak snapped on Saturday but the Musketeers take a four-game road winning streak to Washington, D.C. XU and Georgetown needed overtime to decide the first meeting on Feb. 3, a 96-91 XU win. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and 700 WLW.
No. 4/4 Xavier University Musketeers (24-4, 12-3 BIG EAST)
Georgetown University Hoyas (15-10, 5-9 BIG EAST)
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Capital One Arena (20,600) in Washington, D.C.
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Kevin Kugler and analysis from Donny Marshall.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, 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). Broadcast is also available via Sirius (145), XM (201) and Internet (961).
Live Stats: Fan stats at GoXavier.com.
• Xavier, 24-4 overall and in first place at 12-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, had its nine-game winning streak snapped by Villanova on Saturday.
• Xavier is No. 4 in the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll, XU's 12th straight week in the top 15 of both major polls, including 10th in 12 weeks in the top 10.
• Xavier is No. 3 in the latest NCAA Official RPI (2-19-18), one of six BIG EAST schools in the top 40 and one of eight BIG EAST schools in the top 70.
• Xavier is 7-2 in true road games and has won its last four road games.
• Xavier senior Trevon Bluiett is fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 19.8 ppg. following his 26-point game on Sat. He has scored 2,140 points, good for second place on XU's all-time scoring list. His 303 career 3-pointers are just four shy of the XU record.
• Xavier sophomore Quentin Goodin, who dished off a career-high 12 assists with 10 points vs. Villanova on Sat., has averaged 11.6 ppg. over the last seven games.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett, J.P. Macura and Sean O'Mara have won 99 games for their four-year careers so far, including six NCAA Tournament wins.
• Xavier had two players honored this week by the BIG EAST: Freshman of the Week Naji Marshall (3rd time) and senior Trevon Bluiett on the Honor Roll (8th time).
• Xavier ninth-year head coach Chris Mack is XU's all-time wins leader at 210-95.
• Xavier, 24-4, has secured its fifth straight 20-win season and 12th in 13 years.
• Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that can say that. XU is one of only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 4/4 Xavier University Musketeers (24-4, 12-3 BIG EAST)
Georgetown University Hoyas (15-10, 5-9 BIG EAST)
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Capital One Arena (20,600) in Washington, D.C.
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Kevin Kugler and analysis from Donny Marshall.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, 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). Broadcast is also available via Sirius (145), XM (201) and Internet (961).
Live Stats: Fan stats at GoXavier.com.
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X-FACTORS |
• Xavier, 24-4 overall and in first place at 12-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, had its nine-game winning streak snapped by Villanova on Saturday.
• Xavier is No. 4 in the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll, XU's 12th straight week in the top 15 of both major polls, including 10th in 12 weeks in the top 10.
• Xavier is No. 3 in the latest NCAA Official RPI (2-19-18), one of six BIG EAST schools in the top 40 and one of eight BIG EAST schools in the top 70.
• Xavier is 7-2 in true road games and has won its last four road games.
• Xavier senior Trevon Bluiett is fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 19.8 ppg. following his 26-point game on Sat. He has scored 2,140 points, good for second place on XU's all-time scoring list. His 303 career 3-pointers are just four shy of the XU record.
• Xavier sophomore Quentin Goodin, who dished off a career-high 12 assists with 10 points vs. Villanova on Sat., has averaged 11.6 ppg. over the last seven games.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett, J.P. Macura and Sean O'Mara have won 99 games for their four-year careers so far, including six NCAA Tournament wins.
• Xavier had two players honored this week by the BIG EAST: Freshman of the Week Naji Marshall (3rd time) and senior Trevon Bluiett on the Honor Roll (8th time).
• Xavier ninth-year head coach Chris Mack is XU's all-time wins leader at 210-95.
• Xavier, 24-4, has secured its fifth straight 20-win season and 12th in 13 years.
• Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that can say that. XU is one of only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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