Men's Basketball Hosts Kent State On Friday Night

Friday, November 12

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

Kent State

Men's Basketball Hosts Kent State On Friday Night

11.11.21 | Men's Basketball

Kent State-Xavier Notes

Musketeers have won 12 straight games vs. MAC teams.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers host the Kent State University Golden Flashes on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at Cintas Center. This game is the second of a four-game homestand to open the season.

Xavier is looking to continue its success against teams from the Mid-American Conference. XU has won 12 straight and 20 of its last 21 meetings against MAC teams.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (1-0) VS.
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY GOLDEN FLASHES (0-0)
FRIDAY, NOV. 12, 2021 AT CINTAS CENTER (10,224)

TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 with play by-play from Chris Vosters and analysis from Dickey Simpkins.
Radio: 55KRC with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from Xavier all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88). Xavier broadcast is also available on Sirius XM channel 387 and SXM App. 977.
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier is playing the second game of a season-opening four-game homestand.

• Xavier has earned its share of national attention. CBS Sports picked Xavier No. 25 in its preseason rankings, while XU checks in at No. 32 in The Field of 68 countdown.

• Xavier fifth-year senior Paul Scruggs was a unanimous choice on the 2021-22 preseason All-BIG EAST First Team by league coaches. Scruggs was Blue Ribbon First Team and Athlon Second Team All-BIG EAST.

• Xavier's Paul Scruggs, who led XU with 17 points and six assists in the Niagara win, is 30th on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,263 points.

• Xavier's Paul Scruggs was selected by ESPN analyst Dick Vitale as a preseason Fifth Team All-American. In addition, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Scruggs is among the 20 Watch List candidates for the 2022 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.

• Xavier sophomore Colby Jones was named by Jon Rothstein as one of the top breakout players for this season, while junior Jack Nunge made his list of top under the radar transfers. Nunge transferred to Xavier from Iowa.

• Xavier junior Zach Freemantle, who led XU in scoring at 16.1 ppg. and rebounding at 8.9 rpg., is sidelined by injury. He was named preseason All-BIG EAST First Team.

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