Men's Basketball Hosts Providence On Saturday For A Throwback Night Battle

Saturday, February 8

Cincinnati, Ohio

8 p.m.

Xavier University

Providence

Men's Basketball Hosts Providence On Saturday For A Throwback Night Battle

02.06.20 | Men's Basketball

Xavier vs. Providence Game Notes_game 24

Musketeers and Friars have both won two straight games.

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 15-8 overall and 4-6 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the Providence College Friars, 13-10 overall and 6-4 in the BIG EAST, on Saturday night at 8 p.m. at Cintas Center. Providence is one of two BIG EAST teams that Xavier has not played yet this season. The other team is Butler, which hosts XU next Wednesday.

Fans will see the throwback logos for both teams, including the Musketeer Running Man, and both teams will be wearing throwback uniforms for this game as part of the ongoing celebration of the 40-year anniversary of the BIG EAST Conference. Xavier will also be honoring its first-ever NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 team at halftime, the 1990 team that defeated Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo and the Georgetown Hoyas in the NCAA Second Round to earn XU's spot in the Sweet 16.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (15-8, 4-6 BIG EAST)
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS (13-10, 6-4 BIG EAST)
SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2020 AT 8 P.M. ET
CINTAS CENTER (10,224) IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Jeff Levering and analysis from Tim Miles.
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 (384) and Internet (974).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier and Providence will both be wearing throwback uniforms for this game as part of the celebration of the 40-year anniversary of the BIG EAST Conference.
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall leads the team in scoring at 16.5 ppg. (third in the BIG EAST) and is second in assists at 3.6 apg. (ninth in the BIG EAST) and rebounding at 6.0 rpg. (12th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier's Naji Marshall is among the top 10 candidates announced this week for the 2020 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award.
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall is 36th on XU's all-time scoring list (1,118) and senior Tyrique Jones is 47th (1,074). Two others are closing in on 1,000 points, senior Quentin Goodin with 997 points and junior Jason Carter at 996 (836 at Ohio).
• Xavier's Tyrique Jones leads the BIG EAST Conference and is 10th in the nation in overall rebounding at 10.9 rpg. Jones leads the BIG EAST and is third in the nation in offensive rebounding at 4.4 rpg. He has averaged 15.4 rpg. over the last five games.
• Xavier's Tyrique Jones leads the BIG EAST and is third in the nation in double-doubles with 15, including each of the last five games. Jones, who is averaging 13.5 ppg. and 10.9 rpg., is on target to be the first XU player to average a double-double for a season since 2003 National Player of the Year David West did it as senior.
• Xavier's Tyrique Jones, who has grabbed 770 career rebounds, is now 11th on Xavier's all-time rebounding list after back-to-back 18-rebound games.
• Xavier senior Quentin Goodin has 530 career assists, which is fourth on Xavier's all-time assist chart and just 20 assists shy of third-place Tu Holloway (2008-12).
• Xavier freshman KyKy Tandy has averaged 14.0 ppg. for Xavier's four BIG EAST wins this season, including 13.0 ppg. for the road wins at Seton Hall and at DePaul.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors.