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No. 21 Xavier Returns Home To Host Butler On Wednesday Night
02.01.22 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers play four of their next five games at home.
Xavier plays four of its next five games at Cintas Center. XU hosts DePaul on Saturday, Feb. 5, UConn on Friday, Feb. 11 in a rescheduled game, and St. John's on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The lone road game during that stretch is at Seton Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Xavier will wear shirts during pre-game warmups that will be branded for the Black Fives Foundation and specifically the Lion Tamers of Cincinnati. This year for Black History Month, the BIG EAST Conference is partnering with the Black Fives Foundation to preserve, educate and honor the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball. Every BIG EAST institution will host a game in February that celebrates these pioneers in the member school's communities and to highlight their impact on the game of basketball and the community as a whole. Much like the Negro Leagues of baseball, prior to the integration of the National Basketball Association in 1950, a nationwide-barnstorming circuit was created of independent African American teams. This era, which ran from the early 1900s to 1950, became known as the "Black Fives" Era, referring to the five starting players on a basketball team.
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THE MATCHUP |
NO. 21/23 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (15-5, 5-4 BIG EAST)
BUTLER UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (11-10, 4-6 BIG EAST)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2, 2022 AT 7 P.M. ET
CINTAS CENTER (10,224) IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
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TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS |
Television: CBS Sports Network with play-by-play from Tom McCarthy and analysis from Chris Walker. AJ Ross is the reporter.
Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Paul Fritschner (XU '19) and analysis from Xavier all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin (XU '88). XU broadcast is also on Sirius (135), XM (201) and the SXM App. (964).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier, 15-5 overall and 5-4 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off a 74-64 comeback win at Creighton on Saturday. XU outscored CU 55-28 in the second half.
• Xavier is ranked No. 21 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, the eighth straight week that XU has been ranked in the top 25 in both major polls. XU is 20th in the NCAA NET and 22nd in KenPom.
• Xavier has two straight home games and four out of the next five games at Cintas Center. XU also hosts DePaul (Feb. 5), UConn (Feb. 11) and St. John's (Feb. 16).
• Xavier has four players averaging in double figures in scoring from 10.7 ppg. to 12.7 ppg. and have had eight different players lead the team in scoring this season.
• Xavier junior Jack Nunge was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll after averaging 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game last week, while shooting 66.7 percent (12-18) from the field in games vs. Providence and at Creighton.
• Xavier senior Nate Johnson, who is third on the team in scoring at 10.9 ppg., is tied for third in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals at 2.4 per game after hitting 5-7 from 3-point range at Creighton on Saturday.
• Xavier senior Paul Scruggs is now 20th on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,480 points and ninth on Xavier's all-time assist leaders chart with 463.
• Xavier sophomore Colby Jones, who is third in the BIG EAST in rebounding (8.3 rpg.), is fifth in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (2.8 rpg.).
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STEELE PRESSER |
