Men's Basketball Opens Season with 96-73 Win Over Morgan State

Monday, November 7

Cincinnati, Ohio

7:30 p.m.

Xavier University

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Morgan State

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Morgan St.

Xavier

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Men's Basketball Opens Season with 96-73 Win Over Morgan State

11.07.22 | Men's Basketball

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Souley Boum led five Musketeers in double figures with 23 points

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Five Musketeers hit double figures as Xavier men's basketball opened the 2022-23 season with a win, topping Morgan State, 96-73, at Cintas Center on Monday evening.

After playing a tightly contested game over the first 10 minutes, with Morgan State taking 21-19 lead with 10:24 remaining, Xavier outscored the Bears 31-5 over the final 10 minutes of the half to take a 50-24 lead into the half with 12 of Souley Boum's 18 first-half points fueling the run. In the second half, the Musketeers extended the lead to as many as 32 before winning by a final score of 96-73.

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Souley Boum led all scorers with 23 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor and connecting on four three-pointers. He led the Musketeers in the first half with 18 points, going 4-5 from the field an 3-of-4 from three before halftime.
Jack Nunge finished the game with 16 points after leading Xavier with 10 after the break, shooting 4-of-5 from the floor after halftime.
Colby Jones finished with 15 points after scoring 13 in the first half. He set a new career-high with nine assists and grabbed six rebounds.
Zach Freemantle had nine second-half points, finishing with 14.
Jerome Hunter finished one rebound shy of a double-double after scoring 11 points and grabbing nine boards.
Xavier finished with a 47-29 advantage on rebounds, led by Hunter's nine and eight for Jack Nunge. The Musketeers went to the half with a 25-12 advantage on the boards.
The Musketeers dished out 24 assists on 32 made baskets.