Men's Basketball Returns Home On Wednesday To Host Marquette In BIG EAST Action

Wednesday, January 29

Cincinnati, Ohio

8:30 p.m.

Xavier University

Marquette

Men's Basketball Returns Home On Wednesday To Host Marquette In BIG EAST Action

01.27.20 | Men's Basketball

Xavier vs. Marquette Game Notes_game 21

Musketeers are looking to bounce back from Sunday loss at Creighton.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 13-7 overall and 2-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the Marquette University Golden Eagles, 14-6 overall and 4-4 in the BIG EAST, on Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. at Cintas Center. The game is a rematch of the Jan. 15 MU win in Milwaukee.

Xavier has been led in scoring by freshmen in each of its last two games, including 18 from Zach Freemantle on Sunday at Creighton and 18 from KyKy Tandy on Jan. 22 vs. Georgetown. Junior Naji Marshall shared team-high scoring honors in the Georgetown.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (13-7, 2-5 BIG EAST)
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY GOLDEN EAGLES (14-6, 4-4 BIG EAST)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 2020 AT 8:30 P.M. ET
CINTAS CENTER (10,224) IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 play-by-play from Thom Brennaman 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). Broadcast is also available via Sirius XM (392) and Internet (982).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier and Marquette are two of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S.
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall and senior Tyrique Jones are now members of the Xavier 1,000 Point Club. Marshall is 48th on Xavier's all-time scoring list (1,072) and Jones is 53rd (1,030). Senior Quentin Goodin has 962 career points and junior Jason Carter is at 981, including 836 at Ohio.
• Xavier senior Tyrique Jones, who has grabbed 718 career rebounds, is now tied for 16th on Xavier's all-time rebounding list.
• Xavier senior Tyrique Jones, who is averaging 13.3 ppg. (16th in the BIG EAST), is second in the BIG EAST in overall rebounding (9.9 rpg.). Jones is first in the BIG EAST and seventh in the nation in offensive rebounding (4.1 rpg.).
• Xavier's Naji Marshall leads the team in scoring at 16.7 ppg. (third in the BIG EAST) and is second in assists at 3.5 apg. (10th in the BIG EAST) and rebounding at 5.7 rpg. (14th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier freshman Zach Freemantle scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Creighton on Jan. 26.
• Xavier junior Paul Scruggs is second on the team in scoring at 13.8 ppg. (15th in the BIG EAST), including 19 points and nine rebounds vs. Creighton on Jan. 11.
• Xavier freshman KyKy Tandy hit four 3-pointers and tied for team-high scoring honors with a Xavier career-high 18 points in the win over Georgetown on Jan. 22.
• Xavier junior Jason Carter recorded his second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Georgetown on Jan. 22.
• Xavier senior Quentin Goodin, who missed the last two games, has 523 career assists, which is good for fourth place on Xavier's all-time assist chart.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors.