Saturday, January 26
Cincinnati, Ohio
2 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Marquette
Men's Basketball Hosts No. 12/11 Marquette On Saturday
01.24.19 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers are looking to even BIG EAST record at 4-4.
CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 11-9 overall and 3-4 in the BIG EAST Conference, welcome the No. 12/11 Marquette University Golden Eagles, 17-3 overall and 6-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Xavier suffered its second straight loss on Wednesday with a 64-62 setback against Providence. XU rallied from a 10-point deficit with under four minutes left but came up empty on three straight potential game-tying or game-winning possessions to end the game.
Marquette won its sixth straight game with a 79-69 win over DePaul on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles defeated Louisville, Kansas State, Wisconsin and Buffalo in the non-conference season. Marquette's Markus Howard leads the BIG EAST in scoring at 24.3 ppg.
Xavier head coach Travis Steele and his staff will participate in Suits And Sneakers Week (Jan. 21-27) for the Marquette game by wearing Nike sneakers with their suits. It is part of the awareness campaign for the Coaches vs. Cancer effort. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) teamed with the American Cancer Society over 25 years ago to form Coaches vs. Cancer.
Marquette leads the series 50-24, including a 70-52 win in Milwaukee earlier this month (1-6-19). Xavier, which swept the two meetings last season, is 9-4 vs. Marquette since the two teams became BIG EAST Conference rivals in the 2013-14 season. The Musketeers are 5-1 vs. Marquette at Cintas Center.
Xavier University Musketeers (11-9, 3-4 BIG EAST)
No. 12/11 Marquette University Golden Eagles (17-3, 6-1 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Thom Brennaman and analysis from Doug Gottlieb.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, TuneIn and via Sirius (103), XM (201) and Internet (965) 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.
• Xavier and Marquette are among 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S.
• Xavier head coach Travis Steele and his staff will participate in Suits And Sneakers Week for the Marquette game. It is part of the Coaches vs. Cancer effort.
• Xavier, 11-9 overall and 3-4 in the BIG EAST Conference, lost its second straight game on Wednesday, a 64-62 setback vs. Providence.
• Xavier has five players averaging in double figures in scoring through 20 games.
• Xavier sophomore Naji Marshall leads the team in scoring (16th in the BIG EAST at 13.1 ppg.), is second in rebounding (seventh in the BIG EAST at 7.3 rpg.) and is second in assists (13th in the BIG EAST at 3.4 apg.).
• Xavier sophomore Paul Scruggs, who has a team-high 15 double-figure scoring games, is second on the team in scoring (17th in the BIG EAST at 13.0 ppg.) and steals (tied for ninth in the BIG EAST at 1.4 spg.).
• Xavier junior Tyrique Jones, who had a career-high 21 points with 12 rebounds at Villanova, leads the team in rebounding (tied for fifth in the BIG EAST at 7.4 rpg.).
• Xavier graduate transfer Zach Hankins, who scored a Xavier career-high 23 points to go with 10 rebounds vs. Georgetown on Jan. 9, leads the BIG EAST Conference in field goal percentage (.714) and is third in the BIG EAST in blocks (1.4 bpg.).
• Xavier junior Quentin Goodin leads the team in assists (third in BIG EAST at 5.0 apg.) and steals (sixth in BIG EAST at 1.6 spg.).
• Xavier graduate transfer Kyle Castlin, who scored a Xavier career-high 12 points vs. Butler on Jan. 13, grabbed a collegiate career-high 10 rebounds vs. Providence.
• Xavier played in its fifth straight NCAA Tournament and its 12th in 13 years in 2018. XU earned a No. 1 seed in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
Xavier suffered its second straight loss on Wednesday with a 64-62 setback against Providence. XU rallied from a 10-point deficit with under four minutes left but came up empty on three straight potential game-tying or game-winning possessions to end the game.
Marquette won its sixth straight game with a 79-69 win over DePaul on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles defeated Louisville, Kansas State, Wisconsin and Buffalo in the non-conference season. Marquette's Markus Howard leads the BIG EAST in scoring at 24.3 ppg.
Xavier head coach Travis Steele and his staff will participate in Suits And Sneakers Week (Jan. 21-27) for the Marquette game by wearing Nike sneakers with their suits. It is part of the awareness campaign for the Coaches vs. Cancer effort. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) teamed with the American Cancer Society over 25 years ago to form Coaches vs. Cancer.
Marquette leads the series 50-24, including a 70-52 win in Milwaukee earlier this month (1-6-19). Xavier, which swept the two meetings last season, is 9-4 vs. Marquette since the two teams became BIG EAST Conference rivals in the 2013-14 season. The Musketeers are 5-1 vs. Marquette at Cintas Center.
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THE MATCHUP |
Xavier University Musketeers (11-9, 3-4 BIG EAST)
No. 12/11 Marquette University Golden Eagles (17-3, 6-1 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at 2:00 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 Thom Brennaman and analysis from Doug Gottlieb.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, TuneIn and via Sirius (103), XM (201) and Internet (965) 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 and Marquette are among 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S.
• Xavier head coach Travis Steele and his staff will participate in Suits And Sneakers Week for the Marquette game. It is part of the Coaches vs. Cancer effort.
• Xavier, 11-9 overall and 3-4 in the BIG EAST Conference, lost its second straight game on Wednesday, a 64-62 setback vs. Providence.
• Xavier has five players averaging in double figures in scoring through 20 games.
• Xavier sophomore Naji Marshall leads the team in scoring (16th in the BIG EAST at 13.1 ppg.), is second in rebounding (seventh in the BIG EAST at 7.3 rpg.) and is second in assists (13th in the BIG EAST at 3.4 apg.).
• Xavier sophomore Paul Scruggs, who has a team-high 15 double-figure scoring games, is second on the team in scoring (17th in the BIG EAST at 13.0 ppg.) and steals (tied for ninth in the BIG EAST at 1.4 spg.).
• Xavier junior Tyrique Jones, who had a career-high 21 points with 12 rebounds at Villanova, leads the team in rebounding (tied for fifth in the BIG EAST at 7.4 rpg.).
• Xavier graduate transfer Zach Hankins, who scored a Xavier career-high 23 points to go with 10 rebounds vs. Georgetown on Jan. 9, leads the BIG EAST Conference in field goal percentage (.714) and is third in the BIG EAST in blocks (1.4 bpg.).
• Xavier junior Quentin Goodin leads the team in assists (third in BIG EAST at 5.0 apg.) and steals (sixth in BIG EAST at 1.6 spg.).
• Xavier graduate transfer Kyle Castlin, who scored a Xavier career-high 12 points vs. Butler on Jan. 13, grabbed a collegiate career-high 10 rebounds vs. Providence.
• Xavier played in its fifth straight NCAA Tournament and its 12th in 13 years in 2018. XU earned a No. 1 seed in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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