Men's Basketball Welcomes No. 13/11 Creighton To Cintas Center On Saturday For Senior Day

Saturday, February 27

Cincinnati, Ohio

5:00 p.m.

Xavier University

Creighton

Men's Basketball Welcomes No. 13/11 Creighton To Cintas Center On Saturday For Senior Day

02.25.21 | Men's Basketball

Xavier vs. Creighton Notes package

Xavier will honor senior student-athletes and managers before the game on Senior Day.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 12-5 overall and 5-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the No. 13/11 Creighton University Bluejays, 17-5 overall and 13-4 in the BIG EAST, on Saturday at 5 p.m. in their final home game of the season.

Xavier will honor its senior student-athletes and managers before the game.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (12-5, 5-5 BIG EAST)
NO. 13/11 CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY BLUEJAYS (17-5, 13-4 BIG EAST)
SATURDAY, FEB. 27, 2021 AT 5:00 P.M. ET
CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: FOX national, including FOX 19 in Cincinnati, with play-by-play from Kevin Kugler and analysis from Nick Bahe.
Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from XU Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from XU Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88). XU broadcast also available on Sirius XM channel 382 and internet 972.
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier, 12-5 overall and 5-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, is playing its final home game of the season. XU plays at Georgetown and at Marquette to end the season.
• Xavier will honor its four senior student-athletes before the game as part of Senior Day, including four-year standout Paul Scruggs and three players who came to Xavier via transfer: Jason Carter, Bryan Griffin and Nate Johnson.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST in assists (sixth in the nation at 18.1 apg.). XU is second in the BIG EAST (sixth in the nation) in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.57, second in field goal percentage (.465) and field goal percentage defense (.408).
• Xavier senior Paul Scruggs leads the BIG EAST and is 12th in the nation in assists at 6.2 apg., including a career-high 12 assists vs. UConn on Feb. 13. He is second on the team (13th in BIG EAST) in scoring (13.9 ppg.) and is third in the BIG EAST (45th in the nation) in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.39.
• Xavier sophomore Zach Freemantle has posted four straight double-doubles: career highs and game highs for scoring (30) and rebounding (15) vs. UConn on Feb. 13, 22 points with 10 rebounds at St. John's on Feb. 16, 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Butler on Feb. 21 and 24 points with 12 rebounds at Providence on Feb. 24.
• Xavier's Zach Freemantle leads the team in scoring at 16.9 ppg. (fourth in the BIG EAST) and leads the entire BIG EAST Conference in rebounding (8.9 rpg.). He also leads XU in field goal percentage (eighth in the BIG EAST at .529).
• Xavier freshman Colby Jones was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for a second time. Jones averaged 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 3.0 steals for Xavier's games at St. John's (2-16) and vs. Butler (2-21), while shooting 64.7 percent.
• Xavier freshman Dwon Odom, who scored 11 points on 5-6 shooting at Providence, is first in the BIG EAST and 10th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.50. Odom is second on the team and 12th in the BIG EAST in assists at 3.3 apg.

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