Jack Nunge's Double-Double Leads Xavier to Win at St. John's

Wednesday, December 28

Queens, N.Y.

9 p.m.

Xavier University

11-3,3-0Big East

St. John's

11-3,1-2Big East

Xavier

St. John's (NY)

Jack Nunge's Double-Double Leads Xavier to Win at St. John's

12.28.22 | Men's Basketball

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Xavier moved to 3-0 in BIG EAST action with 84-79 win

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

QUEENS, N.Y. - Jack Nunge's double-double led three Musketeers in double figures as Xavier held off a late push from St. John's to take the 84-79 win, moving to 11-3 overall and 3-0 in BIG EAST play.

After trading baskets for the first five minutes of the game, Xavier went on a 16-0 run to erase St. John's one-point lead, the only lead the Red Storm would have, and go ahead 27-12. Xavier would lead by as many as 16 points in the first half, with Jack Nunge's 12 points leading the way, before going into the half up 11, 48-37.

Xavier would stretch the lead out to as many as 18 in the first 10 minutes of the second half before a 14-2 run for the Red Storm would pull St. John's within six, 69-63, the closest the game had been since the 14:16 mark in the first half. Baskets from Desmond Claude and Jack Nunge pushed the advantage back out to 10, and six made free throws from Souley Boum down the stretch kept it a two-possession game, with Xavier winning 84-79.

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Jack Nunge finished with his third double-double of the season, scoring 23 points on 10-14 shooting from the floor, including a 2-2 mark from beyond the arc. Nunge also grabbed 11 rebounds.
Souley Boum finished with 17 points, going a perfect 8-8 from the free throw line, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists.
Zach Freemantle finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Jerome Hunter grabbed 10 rebounds, helping Xavier toa 48-36 advantage on the boards. Xavier had a 16-12 advantage on the offensive glass and doubled up the Johnnies, 16-8, on second-chance points.
Xavier shot 45.7 percent from the floor after shooting 53.8 in the first half.