No. 13 Xavier Heads To Omaha For A Battle With Preseason BIG EAST Favorite Creighton On Saturday

Saturday, January 28

Omaha, Neb.

12:15 p.m.

Xavier University

Creighton

No. 13 Xavier Heads To Omaha For A Battle With Preseason BIG EAST Favorite Creighton On Saturday

01.26.23 | Men's Basketball

NOTES: GAME 22 AT CREIGHTON

The game will be broadcast on CBS National, including Local 12 in Cincinnati.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The No. 13 Xavier University Musketeers, 17-4 overall and in first place in the BIG EAST Conference at 9-1, hit the road again for a Saturday game at 12:15 p.m. ET in Omaha against the Creighton University Bluejays, 12-8 overall and 6-3 in the BIG EAST. Creighton has won three straight games, while Xavier has won 13 of its last 14 games.

Xavier is shooting to improve on its 5-1 road record this season. XU is 4-1 this season in BIG EAST road games.

THE MATCHUP

NO. 13/12 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (17-4, 9-1 BIG EAST)
RV/RV CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY BLUEJAYS (12-8, 6-3 BIG EAST)
SATURDAY, JAN. 28, 2023 AT 12:15 P.M. ET (11:15 A.M. CT)
AT CHI HEALTH CENTER OMAHA IN OMAHA, NEB.

TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: CBS National, including Local 12 in Cincinnati, with play by-play from Andrew Catalon and analysis from Steve Lappas.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC 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 also available on Sirius XM channel 134 or 201 and 964 on the SXM App.
National Radio: Westwood One with play-by-play from Kevin Kugler and analysis from Nick Bahe.
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier, 17-4 overall, is in first place in the BIG EAST Conference at 9-1. This is XU's best start ever after the halfway point, 10 BIG EAST games. XU is in its 10th BIG EAST season.
• Xavier is 5-1 on the road this season, including 4-1 in BIG EAST play.
• Xavier is 13th in this week's AP Poll and 12th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. XU is No. 22 in the NCAA's NET ranking and No. 19 in the KenPom rankings.
• Xavier graduate student Souley Boum, XU's leading scorer at 16.8 ppg. (tied for second in the BIG EAST), was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List, The Sporting News Midseason All-America Second Team and College Hoops Today Midseason All-America Second Team.
• Xavier's Souley Boum, who is second on the team and sixth in the BIG EAST in assists at 5.0 apg., leads the team and is fourth in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.7-to-1.0 for all games. For league games only he leads the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio at 4.1-to-1.0.
• Xavier junior Colby Jones leads XU in assists at 5.1 apg. (fourth in the BIG EAST) to go with 14.6 ppg. (14th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier graduate student Jack Nunge is fourth on the team in scoring at 14.3 ppg. (16th in the BIG EAST) and is second in rebounding at 8.0 rpg. (fifth in the BIG EAST). Nunge has grabbed 27 offensive rebounds over the last five games and is tied for third in the BIG EAST at 3.0 orpg.
• Xavier senior Zach Freemantle leads the team in rebounding at 8.3 rpg. (fourth in the BIG EAST) and is second in scoring at 15.1 ppg. (12th in the BIG EAST), including a career-high tying 30 points vs. Georgetown on Jan. 21.
• Xavier's scoring attack boasts four players in the top 20 in the BIG EAST: Souley Boum (tied for second at 16.8 ppg.), Zach Freemantle (12th at 15.1 ppg.), Colby Jones (14th at 14.6 ppg.) and Jack Nunge (16th at 14.3 ppg.). Adam Kunkel is a fifth double-figure scorer at 10.2 ppg.
• Xavier leads the nation in assists per game at 21.0 apg. In addition, XU is second in the BIG EAST and fifth in the nation in overall field goal percentage (.503) and is first in the BIG EAST and third in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.403). XU leads the BIG EAST in scoring at 84.0 ppg., which ranks eighth in the nation.