Sunday, January 6
Milwaukee, Wis.
12 p.m.
Xavier University
at
Marquette
Men's Basketball Looks To Bounce Back On Sunday At No. 16/18 Marquette
01.03.19 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers have won seven straight BIG EAST road games.
MILWAUKEE, WIS. --- The Xavier University Musketeers travel to Milwaukee this weekend for a Sunday clash with the No. 16/18 Marquette University Golden Eagles. The game is set for noon ET on FOX National, including FOX 19 in Cincinnati, and 700 WLW radio.
Xavier, 9-6 overall and 1-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off a loss to Seton Hall on Wednesday at Cintas Center despite 22 points from sophomore Paul Scruggs and a Xavier career-high 20 points from graduate transfer Zach Hankins.
Marquette, 11-3 overall and 0-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off a loss at St. John's on New Year's Day. The loss snapped the Golden Eagles' eight-game winning streak that included wins over Louisville, Kansas State, Wisconsin and Buffalo. Marquette boasts the league's lading scorer, Markus Howard at 23.9 ppg.
Xavier's win at DePaul on Dec. 29 marked the Musketeers' seventh straight road win in BIG EAST Conference play dating back to last season. XU won its final six BIG EAST road games last season and finished 7-2 on the road and 15-3 overall, winning the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship.
Marquette leads the series 49-24, although Xavier swept the two meetings last season. XU is 9-3 vs. MU since the two teams became BIG EAST rivals in the 2013-14 season. The Musketeers have won three of the last four meetings in Milwaukee.
Xavier University Musketeers (9-6, 1-1 BIG EAST)
No. 16/18 Marquette University Golden Eagles (11-3, 0-1 BIG EAST)
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 at noon ET
Fiserv Forum (17,600) in Milwaukee, Wis.
Television: FOX National, including FOX 19 in Cincinnati, with play-by-play from Brian Anderson and analysis from Stephen Bardo. The courtside reporter is Katie George. FOX 19 will air a post-game wrapup show live from Fiserv Forum.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, TuneIn and SiriusXM (380) and Internet (968) 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, 9-6 overall and 1-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off an 80-70 loss to Seton Hall on Wednesday at Cintas Center.
• Xavier has won seven straight BIG EAST road games dating back to last season.
• Xavier has five players averaging in double figures in scoring through 15 games and a sixth at 9.5 ppg.
• Xavier junior Quentin Goodin leads XU in scoring (13.5 ppg.), assists (second in the BIG EAST at 5.7 apg.) and steals (fourth in the BIG EAST at 1.7 spg.).
• Xavier sophomore Paul Scruggs, who led XU with 22 points vs. Seton Hall (team-high 11th double-figure scoring game), is third on the team in scoring at 12.5 ppg.
• Xavier sophomore Naji Marshall leads the team in rebounding (second in the BIG EAST at 8.0 rpg.) and is second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg.) and assists (tied for 10th in the BIG EAST at 3.4 apg.).
• Xavier junior Tyrique Jones is second on the team and eighth in the BIG EAST in
rebounding (7.1 rpg.). He is second in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (3.1 rpg.) and leads the nation in offensive rebounding percentage at 18.4 (KenPom).
• Xavier graduate transfer Zach Hankins, who scored a Xavier career-high 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting vs. Seton Hall, leads the BIG EAST Conference in field goal percentage (.724) and is fourth in the BIG EAST in blocks (1.3 bpg.).
• Xavier graduate transfer Ryan Welage connected on 5-of-8 3-pointers at DePaul on Dec. 29 on his way to 17 points, tied for his best scoring game since the season opener.
• 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, 9-6 overall and 1-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off a loss to Seton Hall on Wednesday at Cintas Center despite 22 points from sophomore Paul Scruggs and a Xavier career-high 20 points from graduate transfer Zach Hankins.
Marquette, 11-3 overall and 0-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off a loss at St. John's on New Year's Day. The loss snapped the Golden Eagles' eight-game winning streak that included wins over Louisville, Kansas State, Wisconsin and Buffalo. Marquette boasts the league's lading scorer, Markus Howard at 23.9 ppg.
Xavier's win at DePaul on Dec. 29 marked the Musketeers' seventh straight road win in BIG EAST Conference play dating back to last season. XU won its final six BIG EAST road games last season and finished 7-2 on the road and 15-3 overall, winning the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship.
Marquette leads the series 49-24, although Xavier swept the two meetings last season. XU is 9-3 vs. MU since the two teams became BIG EAST rivals in the 2013-14 season. The Musketeers have won three of the last four meetings in Milwaukee.
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THE MATCHUP |
Xavier University Musketeers (9-6, 1-1 BIG EAST)
No. 16/18 Marquette University Golden Eagles (11-3, 0-1 BIG EAST)
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 at noon ET
Fiserv Forum (17,600) in Milwaukee, Wis.
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FOX National, including FOX 19 in Cincinnati, with play-by-play from Brian Anderson and analysis from Stephen Bardo. The courtside reporter is Katie George. FOX 19 will air a post-game wrapup show live from Fiserv Forum.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, TuneIn and SiriusXM (380) and Internet (968) 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, 9-6 overall and 1-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off an 80-70 loss to Seton Hall on Wednesday at Cintas Center.
• Xavier has won seven straight BIG EAST road games dating back to last season.
• Xavier has five players averaging in double figures in scoring through 15 games and a sixth at 9.5 ppg.
• Xavier junior Quentin Goodin leads XU in scoring (13.5 ppg.), assists (second in the BIG EAST at 5.7 apg.) and steals (fourth in the BIG EAST at 1.7 spg.).
• Xavier sophomore Paul Scruggs, who led XU with 22 points vs. Seton Hall (team-high 11th double-figure scoring game), is third on the team in scoring at 12.5 ppg.
• Xavier sophomore Naji Marshall leads the team in rebounding (second in the BIG EAST at 8.0 rpg.) and is second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg.) and assists (tied for 10th in the BIG EAST at 3.4 apg.).
• Xavier junior Tyrique Jones is second on the team and eighth in the BIG EAST in
rebounding (7.1 rpg.). He is second in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (3.1 rpg.) and leads the nation in offensive rebounding percentage at 18.4 (KenPom).
• Xavier graduate transfer Zach Hankins, who scored a Xavier career-high 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting vs. Seton Hall, leads the BIG EAST Conference in field goal percentage (.724) and is fourth in the BIG EAST in blocks (1.3 bpg.).
• Xavier graduate transfer Ryan Welage connected on 5-of-8 3-pointers at DePaul on Dec. 29 on his way to 17 points, tied for his best scoring game since the season opener.
• 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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