No. 17 Xavier Hosts Creighton At Noon On Saturday For A FOX National BIG EAST Showdown

Saturday, January 15

Cincinnati, Ohio

12 p.m.

Xavier University

Creighton

No. 17 Xavier Hosts Creighton At Noon On Saturday For A FOX National BIG EAST Showdown

01.13.22 | Men's Basketball

Xavier vs. Creighton Notes

Musketeers are looking to bounce back from their first home loss of the season.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The No. 17 Xavier University Musketeers, 12-3 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, shoot to bounce back from a tough Wednesday loss to No. 14 Villanova when they host the Creighton University Bluejays on Saturday at noon at Cintas Center. Creighton, 10-4 overall and 2-1 in the BIG EAST, has been idle since a Jan. 5 loss at Villanova.

Saturday's game will be broadcast on FOX National, including FOX 19 in Cincinnati.

THE MATCHUP

No. 17/21 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (12-3, 2-2 BIG EAST)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY BLUEJAYS (10-4, 2-1 BIG EAST)
SATURDAY, JAN. 15, 2022 AT NOON ET
CINTAS CENTER (10,224) IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV. RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: FOX national, including FOX 19 in Cincinnati, with play-by-play from Aaron Goldsmith and analysis from Donny Marshall. FOX 19 will host a post-game show.
Radio: 55KRC-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from XU all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88). XU broadcast is also available on Sirius (138), XM (201) and the SXM App. (964).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier will wear its popular home white "Running Man" uniforms for this game. These throwback jerseys harken back to the Xavier teams from 1983-95.
• Xavier, 12-3 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off a 64-60 loss to No. 14 Villanova on Wednesday.
• Xavier is ranked No. 17 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. XU is 20th in the NCAA NET and 20th in KenPom.
• Xavier has four players averaging in double figures in scoring from 10.9 ppg. to 12.9 ppg. Senior Adam Kunkel, who earned a spot on this week's BIG EAST Honor Roll, is at 9.1 ppg. Kunkel, who scored 25 points at Butler on Jan. 7, is one of seven different players to lead XU in scoring this season.
• Xavier is second in the BIG EAST and 31st in the nation in rebound margin (+7.4 rpg.). XU is also second in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense (.393).
• Xavier junior Jack Nunge, second on the team in scoring at 11.9 ppg. and rebounding at 7.1 rpg. (11th in the BIG EAST), posted his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds vs. Marquette on Dec. 18.
• Xavier senior Nate Johnson, who leads the team in scoring at 12.9 ppg., is first in the BIG EAST and 15th in the nation in 3-point percentage (.456).
• Xavier senior Paul Scruggs is in the top 25 on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,412 points and the top 10 on Xavier's all-time assist leaders chart with 437.
• Xavier sophomore Colby Jones is third in the BIG EAST in rebounding (8.2 rpg.). He is sixth in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding at 2.9 rpg.

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