Musketeers Hit Century Mark in Exhibition Win over Ferris State

Friday, November 5

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

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100

Ferris State

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Ferris St.

Xavier

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Musketeers Hit Century Mark in Exhibition Win over Ferris State

11.05.21 | Men's Basketball

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Kunkel, Odom score 20; Jones picks up double-double

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - In the lone exhibition of the season, Xavier men's basketball hit the 100-point mark, led by 20-point performances by Adam Kunkel and Dwon Odom, to top Ferris State, 100-59, at Cintas Center on Friday evening.

Colby Jones added a double-double for the Musketeers, finishing with 18-11 after leading Xavier in the first half, joining Kunkel and Odom as the three Musketeers in double figures for the game.

FIRST HALF

Xavier jumped out to a 4-0 lead before five straight from Ferris State put the Bulldogs ahead, 5-4, the only time FSU would lead.
A Nate Johnson three pointer ended the FSU run and Xavier scored the next six to start an 11-3 Musketeer run to put Xavier in control of the game, leading by as many as 12 in the first 10 minutes.
Colby Jones scored eight-straight Musketeer points, pushing the Musketeer advantage to 20.
The Musketeers led by as many as 26 in the first half, taking a 52-26 lead into halftime.
Jones had 14 first half points to lead all scorers.
The Musketeers shot 20-38 (52.6 percent) from the floor for the first 20 minutes.
Xavier held a 33-15 advantage on rebounds, led by six each for Jones and Jerome Hunter. The Musketeers turned nine offensive boards into 10 second chance points.
Xavier outscored Ferris State 32-6 in the paint in the first half.

SECOND HALF

Four early points from Jerome Hunter and Dwon Odom in the second half helped Xavier extend the lead to as many as 29, 65-38, in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
An Adam Kunkel three at the 10:50 mark gave Xavier a 30-point lead before Ferris State scored five straight to cut the lead to 25, 70-45, the closest they'd be the rest of the way.
The Musketeers outscored the Bulldogs 16-5 over the next 3:36 to push the lead out to 36, 86-50, with six minutes to play.
Xavier out scored Ferris State 17-9 over the final six minutes, with 11 points coming from Adam Kunkel, to lead by as many as 43, 100-57, before the Musketeers won, 100-59.
Kunkel led Xavier with 16 points in the second half, going 4-6 from three for the half and 4-4 from outside over the final 10 minutes.
Dwon Odom scored 12 in the second half, going 10-10 from the free throw line.
The Musketeers went 13-32 (40.6 percent) from the floor, connecting on five threes.

NOTABLES

Adam Kunkel led the Musketeers with 21 points after scoring 11 points in the final six minutes of the game. Kunkel finished 4-7 from outside, connecting on his last four three outside shots.
Dwon Odom finished with 20 points, going 5-7 from the floor and 10-10 from the free throw line.
Colby Jones chipped in a double-double, finishing with 18 points and grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds.
Xavier finished with a 57-35 advantage on the boards.
The Musketeers dished out 19 assists on 33 made baskets, led by four from Paul Scruggs.
Xavier shot 47 percent from the floor, connecting on eight threes, compared to 25 percent for Ferris State.
The Musketeers outscored the Bulldogs 46-16 in the paint.

UP NEXT

Xavier officially opens the 2021-22 season on Tuesday, Nov. 9, hosting Niagara at Cintas Center at 7:30 p.m.
The game will be available on FS1 during "whip-around" coverage of the BIG EAST's opening night. The game will be streamed in its entirety on the Fox Sports app.

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