Xavier University Athletics
Wednesday, December 18
Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Western Carolina
Xavier Hosts Its Final Home Game Of 2019 On Wednesday Night
12.16.19 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers look to bounce back from tough loss at Wake Forest.
CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 9-2, return to Cintas Center on Wednesday night to host the Western Carolina University Catamounts, 7-2 and winners of five straight games, in the final home game of 2019. This game is now part of the Skip Prosser Classic brand. WCU's second-year head coach Mark Prosser is one of the late Skip Prosser's two sons.
XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (9-2, 0-0 BIG EAST)
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CATAMOUNTS (7-2, 1-0 Southern)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 2019 AT 6:30 P.M. ET
CINTAS CENTER (10,224) IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Alex Faust and analysis from Tim Miles.
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). Broadcast is also available via XM (381) and Internet (973).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.
• Xavier and Wake Forest have been competing in the Skip Prosser Classic since the 2009-10 season. This season, the Skip Prosser Classic brand was expanded to include this game. WCU head coach Mark Prosser is one of Skip's sons.
• Xavier has won 11 straight games at Cintas Center, including a 7-0 mark this season. Xavier's winning percentage at Cintas Center (86.6) is seventh in the nation.
• Xavier is 7-0 when it holds teams under 70 and 2-2 when opponents score 70+.
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall leads the team in scoring at 16.9 ppg. (fifth in the BIG EAST), is tied for first in assists at 3.5 apg. (eighth in the BIG EAST) and is second in rebounding at 5.9 rpg. (11th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier junior Paul Scruggs is second on the team in scoring at 15.8 ppg. (10th in the BIG EAST). Scruggs is coming off a career-high 30-point game at Wake Forest.
• Xavier senior Quentin Goodin now has 489 career assists, sixth in Xavier history, and is just eight assists shy of passing Dee Davis (492 from 2011-15) and Keith Walker (496 from 1976-80) and taking over fourth place.
• Xavier senior Tyrique Jones leads XU in rebounding at 9.5 rpg. (third in BIG EAST), including 11.0 rpg. over the last four games. Jones is first in the BIG EAST and second in the nation in offensive rebounding (4.5 rpg.).
• Xavier junior Jason Carter, the only non-returnee in the starting lineup, has started each of the last 10 games.
• Xavier freshman Zach Freemantle, who blocked five shots in the win over UConn in Charleston, tied for team-high honors with 15 points vs. Lipscomb on Nov. 30.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors.
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THE MATCHUP |
XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (9-2, 0-0 BIG EAST)
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CATAMOUNTS (7-2, 1-0 Southern)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 2019 AT 6:30 P.M. ET
CINTAS CENTER (10,224) IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Alex Faust and analysis from Tim Miles.
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). Broadcast is also available via XM (381) and Internet (973).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier and Wake Forest have been competing in the Skip Prosser Classic since the 2009-10 season. This season, the Skip Prosser Classic brand was expanded to include this game. WCU head coach Mark Prosser is one of Skip's sons.
• Xavier has won 11 straight games at Cintas Center, including a 7-0 mark this season. Xavier's winning percentage at Cintas Center (86.6) is seventh in the nation.
• Xavier is 7-0 when it holds teams under 70 and 2-2 when opponents score 70+.
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall leads the team in scoring at 16.9 ppg. (fifth in the BIG EAST), is tied for first in assists at 3.5 apg. (eighth in the BIG EAST) and is second in rebounding at 5.9 rpg. (11th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier junior Paul Scruggs is second on the team in scoring at 15.8 ppg. (10th in the BIG EAST). Scruggs is coming off a career-high 30-point game at Wake Forest.
• Xavier senior Quentin Goodin now has 489 career assists, sixth in Xavier history, and is just eight assists shy of passing Dee Davis (492 from 2011-15) and Keith Walker (496 from 1976-80) and taking over fourth place.
• Xavier senior Tyrique Jones leads XU in rebounding at 9.5 rpg. (third in BIG EAST), including 11.0 rpg. over the last four games. Jones is first in the BIG EAST and second in the nation in offensive rebounding (4.5 rpg.).
• Xavier junior Jason Carter, the only non-returnee in the starting lineup, has started each of the last 10 games.
• Xavier freshman Zach Freemantle, who blocked five shots in the win over UConn in Charleston, tied for team-high honors with 15 points vs. Lipscomb on Nov. 30.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors.
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