No. 18/21 Xavier Takes On Florida On Sunday For The Charleston Classic Championship

CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The No. 18/21 Xavier University Musketeers, 6-0, take on the University of Florida Gators, 4-2, on Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. in the championship game of the Charleston Classic on ESPN. Xavier earned a spot in the title game with a 75-74 double overtime win over UConn in a late Friday night semifinal, while Florida defeated in-state rival Miami 78-58 in Friday afternoon semifinal action.

Xavier is shooting for its first regular season tournament title since winning the 2016 Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando.

THE MATCHUP

CHARLESTON CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
No. 18/21 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (6-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GATORS (4-2, 0-0 SEC)
SUNDAY, NOV. 24, 2019 AT 8:30 p.m. ET
TD ARENA (5,100) IN CHARLESTON, S.C.

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: ESPN with play-by-play from Kevin Fitzgerald and analysis from Debbie Antonelli.
Radio: 55KRC-AM 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 and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier's 6-0 start is XU's best since the 7-0 start to the 2016-17 season, which ended with an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance.
• Xavier is 20-7 in its last 27 games against nine different current SEC members dating back to 2008, including an overtime win over Missouri earlier this month.
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall, preseason First Team All-BIG EAST, scored XU's final five points of regulation vs. UConn and XU's first eight points in the first overtime. He finished with a game-high 21 points.
• Xavier's Naji Marshall leads the team in scoring (16.0 ppg.) and assists (3.7 apg.), is second in rebounding (6.8 rpg.).
• Xavier senior Tyrique Jones recorded his second straight double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in the win over UConn on Friday night. Jones has averaged 14.5 points (second on the team) and a team-high 9.0 rebounds per game.
• Xavier junior Paul Scruggs has scored in double figures in each of his five games played, including 19 points in the UConn win on Friday night.
• Xavier junior Jason Carter has averaged 10.5 ppg. and 9.5 rpg. in the Charleston Classic, including the game-winning free throws near the end of double overtime.
• Xavier freshman Zach Freemantle's five blocks are the most by a Musketeer since Zach Hankins blocked six shots vs. Detroit Mercy last season and the most by an XU freshman since Aaron Williams had seven at Loyola of Chicago in the 1989-90 season.
• Xavier graduate student Bryce Moore recorded the first double-figure scoring game of his XU career with 12 points vs. Towson, including three 3-pointers.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors.

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