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No. 19/21 Xavier Hosts Siena On Friday Night
11.07.19 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers continue the homestand at Cintas Center.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 19/21 Xavier University Musketeers (1-0)
Siena College Saints (1-0)
Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FSN, including FOX Sports Ohio (Plus), with play-by-play from Matt Schumacker and analysis from Dickey Simpkins. Here is the TV network clearance list.
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). Broadcast is also available via Sirius (99), XM (207) and Internet (967).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com. Fan stats are at GoXavier.com or download the new Xavier Gameday App.
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier is playing the second game of a season-opening four-game homestand.
• Xavier is in its 20th season at Cintas Center, which opened for the 2000-01 season.
• Xavier won its 30th straight regular season opener with a 76-57 win over Jacksonville on Tuesday.
• Xavier is No. 19 in the preseason Associated Press Poll and No. 21 in the preseason USA Today Sports coaches poll.
• Xavier returned four starters from last year's team.
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall, preseason First Team All-BIG EAST, is on the preseason watch lists for the Wendy's Wooden Award, the Citizen Naismith Trophy and the Julius Erving Award. He tied for game-high scoring honors in the opener with 17.
• Xavier junior Paul Scruggs, a 2019 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team member, was named 2019-20 preseason honorable mention All-BIG EAST.
• Xavier senior Quentin Goodin is looking to become just the second XU player to lead XU in assists four straight years. He is eighth on XU's all-time assist chart.
• Xavier senior Tyrique Jones, who led XU in rebounding (fourth in the BIG EAST at 7.7 rpg.) last season, posted a double-double in the opener with 17 points and 11 rebounds in 21 minutes of action.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors.
