Men's Basketball Looks To Bounce Back On Thursday In Washington

Thursday, January 31

Washington, D.C.

8 p.m.

Xavier University

Georgetown

Men's Basketball Looks To Bounce Back On Thursday In Washington

01.29.19 | Men's Basketball

Xavier Game Notes at Georgetown

Musketeers open a two-game road trip vs. Georgetown.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers look to snap a three-game losing streak when they take on the Georgetown University Hoyas on Thursday night in Washington, D.C. The game will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network and 700-WLW Radio.

Georgetown, 13-7 overall and 3-4 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off an 89-78 win on Sunday over St. John's at Madison Square Garden. Xavier, 11-10 overall and 3-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, suffered an 87-82 setback to then-No. 12 Marquette on Saturday. Xavier led by 11, 58-47, with 14 minutes left and by six, 67-61, with 7:22 left but couldn't hold the lead. Junior Tyrique Jones led Xavier with his sixth double-double of the season, contributing a career-high tying 21 points with 11 rebounds. Sophomore Paul Scruggs tied Jones for team-high scoring honors with 21 points.

Xavier leads the series 14-4, including six straight wins in the series and nine wins in the last 10 meetings. Xavier rallied from 17 points down for an 81-75 win over Georgetown earlier this month on Jan. 9 at Cintas Center. The Musketeers turned the ball over only four times, a total that is just one more than the school record that was tied earlier this season vs. Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 28.

THE MATCHUP

Xavier University Musketeers (11-10, 3-5 BIG EAST)
at Georgetown University Hoyas (13-7, 3-4 BIG EAST)
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Capital One Arena (20,600) in Washington, D.C.

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: CBS Sports Network with play-by-play from Andrew Catalon and analysis from Steve Lappas.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, TuneIn and via 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.

X FACTORS

• Xavier and Georgetown are among 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S.
• Xavier, 11-10 overall and 3-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, lost its third straight game on Saturday, an 87-82 setback vs. then-No. 12/11 (now-No. 10/9) Marquette.
• Xavier has five players averaging in double figures in scoring through 21 games.
• Xavier sophomore Naji Marshall is second on the team in scoring (17th in the BIG EAST at 13.2 ppg.), rebounding (seventh in the BIG EAST at 7.1 rpg.) and assists (13th in the BIG EAST at 3.4 apg.).
• Xavier sophomore Paul Scruggs, who posted his team-high 16th double-figure scoring game with 21 vs. Marquette, leads the team in scoring (16th in the BIG EAST at 13.3 ppg.) and is second in steals (seventh in the BIG EAST at 1.5 spg.).
• Xavier junior Tyrique Jones, who had a career-high tying 21 points with 11 rebounds vs. Marquette, has averaged 16.4 ppg. and 9.4 rpg. over the last five games. He leads the team in rebounding (fifth in the BIG EAST at 7.6 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 (.715) 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 4.9 apg.) and his 385 career assists are just five shy of 10th place on XU's all-time list.
• 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 on Jan. 23.
• 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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