No. 25/23 Xavier Returns Home For A Noon Tilt On Saturday Vs. Lipscomb

Saturday, November 30

Cincinnati, Ohio

12 p.m.

Xavier University

Lipscomb

No. 25/23 Xavier Returns Home For A Noon Tilt On Saturday Vs. Lipscomb

11.27.19 | Men's Basketball

Xavier Game Notes vs. Lipscomb TV Network Clearance List

Musketeers are opening a three-game homestand at Cintas Center.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- No. 25/23 Xavier, 6-1, opens a three-game homestand at noon on Saturday vs. Lipscomb, 3-4 and winners of two straight road games. Xavier is looking for its ninth straight win at Cintas Center, which is celebrating its 20th season as the home of Xavier basketball.

The game will be broadcast on FSN, including FOX Sports Ohio, and 700-WLW. The complete FSN network clearance schedule is available on this page.

THE MATCHUP

No. 25/23 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (6-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY BISONS (3-4, 0-0 ASUN)
SATURDAY, NOV. 30, 2019 AT NOON ET
CINTAS CENTER (10,224) IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: FSN, including FOX Sports Ohio, with play-by-play from Vince Welch and analysis from Nick Bahe.
Radio: 700 WLW-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 is opening a three-game homestand. XU, which hosts Green Bay on Dec. 4 and Cincinnati on Dec. 7, has won eight games in a row at Cintas Center.
• Xavier junior Paul Scruggs earned a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the second straight week after averaging 18.0 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 2.7 apg. and 1.7 spg. for XU's three games in the Charleston Classic, also earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team. He leads the team in scoring at 15.3 ppg. (10th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall, preseason First Team All-BIG EAST, leads the team in assists (10th in BIG EAST at 3.7 apg.) and is second in scoring (13th in BIG EAST at 14.6 ppg.) and rebounding (10th in BIG EAST at 6.3 rpg.).
• Xavier senior Quentin Goodin now has 471 career assists, passing Gary Lumpkin for seventh place on XU's all-time assist list. Dedrick Finn (481) is sixth.
• Xavier senior Tyrique Jones earned his spot on the Charleston Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals for Xavier's three games. Jones has averaged 14.3 points and a team-high 8.7 rebounds per game (fifth in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier's top three scorers are averaging between 14.3 ppg. and 15.3 ppg.: Paul Scruggs leads the team at 15.3 ppg. (10th in BIG EAST) followed by Naji Marshall at 14.6 ppg. (13th in BIG EAST) and Tyrique Jones at 14.3 ppg. (14th in BIG EAST).
• Xavier junior Jason Carter averaged 8.7 ppg. and 8.0 rpg. in the Charleston Classic, including the game-winning free throws at the end of double overtime vs. UConn.
• Xavier freshman Zach Freemantle's five blocks vs. UConn 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 in the 1989-90 season.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors.

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