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Men's Basketball Faces Bradley On Day Two Of The Xavier Invitational
11.25.20 | Men's Basketball
The two teams have not met since the 1958 postseason NIT.
CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 1-0, host the Bradley University Braves, 1-0, on Thanksgiving Day, day two of the Xavier Invitational. Tipoff is at noon at Cintas Center.
These two teams have not met since the 1958 postseason NIT. Xavier fans remember that tournament because the Musketeers won the 1958 National Invitation Tournament.
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THE MATCHUP |
XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY BRAVES (1-0, 0-0 MISSOURI VALLEY)
THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 2020 AT 12 P.M. ET
CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Dan Hoard 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). XU radio broadcast is also available on XM channel 383 and Internet 973.
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier is opening the 2020-21 season with three games in three days and 12 games in 29 days.
• Xavier dished off 34 assists vs. Oakland, second only in Xavier history to the 36-assist effort vs. Long Island in the 2001-02 season (12-8-01).
• Xavier plays each of its first seven games in Cincinnati, including six games at Cintas Center and the Dec. 6 Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout at Cincinnati.
• Xavier sophomore Zach Freemantle posted a double-double vs. Oakland with career highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds to go with a career-high four assists.
• Xavier senior Paul Scruggs, a preseason BIG EAST Conference Second Team selection, dished off a career-high 10 assists vs. Oakland.
• Xavier's Paul Scruggs is among the 20 watch list members for the 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.
• Xavier senior Paul Scruggs has scored 960 career points and is just 40 points shy of becoming the 57th member of Xavier's 1,000 Point Club. Fellow senior Jason Carter has scored 1,063 collegiate points, including 836 at Ohio.
• Xavier sophomore KyKy Tandy hit a career-high six 3-pointers on his way to a career-high tying 18 points to go with a career-high seven assists vs. Oakland.
• Xavier freshman Dwon Odom is the first freshman to start his first game in a Xavier uniform since Trevon Bluiett vs. Northern Arizona (11-14-14).
