Men's Basketball Falls at No. 2 Purdue

Monday, November 13

West Lafayette, Ind.

8:30 p.m.

Xavier University

2-1,0-0Big East

Purdue

3-0,0-0Big Ten

Xavier

Purdue

11.13.23 | Men's Basketball

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Desmond Claude leads four Musketeers in double figures

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Xavier men's basketball suffered its first setback of the season, falling 83-71 at No. 2 Purdue on Monday evening. Four Musketeers hit double figures at Mackey Arena, led by 15 for Desmond Claude, as Xavier moved to 2-1 on the season.

Xavier scored on the opening possession before the Boilermakers scored seven straight to take the lead, not trailing in the final 18:10 of the first half. Xavier used a 6-0 run to tie it up midway through the half, matching Purdue at 17-17 at the under-12 timeout. After going into the final nine minutes tied, Purdue outscored Xavier 9-2 to build a multiple-possession advantage, leading by as many as nine before going into halftime up eight, 37-29. Trey Green led Xavier with eight first half points and all nine players who entered the game scored in the first 20 minutes.

In the second half, the Boilermakers hit the opening basket for the first double-digit lead, holding at least a two-possession lead the rest of the way. Xavier would get as close as five, 51-46, with 13 minutes remaining before Purdue stretched the lead out to as many as 14 before winning by 12, 83-71. Desmond Claude had 13 in the second half to lead Xavier.

NOTABLES

Desmond Claude led the Musketeers with 15 points after going 5-of-7 in the second half, including connecting on a pair of threes. Claude also led the team with six assists.
Trey Green finished with 10 points after leading Xavier with eight in the first half.
Dailyn Swain added 10 points, shooting 4-of-7 from the floor.
Gytis Nemeikša finished with 10 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Purdue finished with a 34-29 advantage on the boards, but the Musketeers had a 8-5 advantage on offensive rebounds.

UP NEXT

Xavier heads to Las Vegas for the Continental Tire Main Event at T-Mobile Arena this weekend, opening play against Washington at 9 PM PST on Friday, Nov. 17 (12 AM EST on Saturday, Nov. 18) on ESPN2.

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