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Men's Basketball Hosts St. John's On Wednesday Night
02.15.22 | Men's Basketball
SJU is one of two BIG EAST teams that XU has not yet played.
CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 17-7 overall and 7-6 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the St. John's University Red Storm, 13-11 overall and 5-8 in the BIG EAST, on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Cintas Center. Both teams are coming off home contests vs. Connecticut. XU defeated UConn 74-68 on Friday, while St. John's fell 63-60 on Sunday.
Xavier leads the series 14-4, including wins in 12 of the last 13 meetings. Xavier hosted St. John's in XU's first-ever BIG EAST game, defeating SJU 70-60 on Dec. 31, 2013.
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THE MATCHUP |
RV/RV XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (17-7, 7-6 BIG EAST)
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY RED STORM (13-11, 5-8 BIG EAST)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 2022 AT 6:30 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 Jason Horowitz and analysis from Avery Johnson. The sideline reporter is AJ Ross.
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 on Sirius (137), XM (202) and the SXM App. (965).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier, 17-7 overall and 7-6 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off a 74-68 win over No. 24 UConn on Friday.
• Xavier is No. 27 in the AP Poll (second among "others receiving votes") after nine straight weeks in the AP Top 25. XU is 20th in the NCAA NET and 25th in KenPom.
• Xavier has three players averaging in double figures in scoring from 10.3 ppg. to 13.1 ppg. and two others at 9.7 ppg. or better. XU has had eight different players lead the team in scoring this season.
• Xavier junior Jack Nunge was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll, his third weekly league honor of the season. He averaged 22.0 ppg. and 7.0 rpg. vs. Seton Hall and UConn and shot 65.2 percent from the field.
• Xavier's Jack Nunge leads the team in scoring at 13.1 ppg. and in blocks at 1.5 bpg. He is second in rebounding at 7.2 rpg.
• Xavier senior Paul Scruggs, who is fifth in the BIG EAST in assists at 4.3 apg., is second on the team in scoring at 12.3 ppg. He has averaged 14.5 ppg. over the last 11 games. He scored all nine of his points in the second half of the UConn win.
• Xavier sophomore Colby Jones, who is eighth in the BIG EAST in overall rebounding (7.5 rpg.) and seventh in offensive rebounding (2.5 rpg.), is third on the team in scoring (10.3 ppg.) and second in assists (2.8 apg.), including six assists vs. UConn.
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STEELE PRESSER |
