No. 16/15 Xavier Hosts Villanova On Tuesday Night

Tuesday, February 21

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

Villanova

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No. 16/15 Xavier Hosts Villanova On Tuesday Night

02.20.23 | Men's Basketball

NOTES: GAME 28 VS. VILLANOVA

Musketeers are looking for a 12th-straight home win.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The No. 16/15 Xavier University Musketeers, 20-7 overall and 12-4 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the Villanova University Wildcats on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. Xavier won its 20th game this season and captured its 100th all-time BIG EAST regular season win on Saturday, 82-68 over DePaul.

Xavier, 14-1 at Cintas Center, is shooting to extend its 11-game home winning streak.

THE MATCHUP

NO. 16/15 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (20-7, 12-4 BIG EAST)
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY WILDCATS (13-14, 7-9 BIG EAST)
TUESDAY, FEB. 21, 2023 AT 6:30 P.M. ET
AT CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 with play by-play from Jason Benetti and analysis from Bill Raftery.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW 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 138 or 202 and 965 on the SXM App.
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier, 20-7 overall and 12-4 in the BIG EAST Conference, is in its 10th BIG EAST season.
• Xavier, 20-7, won its 20th game this season and captured its 100th all-time BIG EAST win on Saturday, 82-68 over DePaul. XU led by 28 points with five minutes left before emptying the bench. XU has recorded 32 of its 34 all-time 20-win seasons between 1982-83 and this season.
• Xavier has already clinched its 27th-straight winning season, which is tied for the nation's fourth-longest active streak.
• Xavier is 16th in this week's AP Poll and 15th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. XU is No. 22 in the KenPom rankings and No. 25 the NCAA's NET ranking.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST in four major offensive categories: first in the nation in assists per game at 20.4 apg., fourth in the nation in overall field goal percentage (.49.9), fifth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.396) and ninth in the nation in scoring offense at 82.6 ppg. XU is second in the BIG EAST and eighth in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.57.
• Xavier's Sean Miller is on the 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List.
• Xavier graduate student Souley Boum, XU's leading scorer at 16.2 ppg. (fourth in the BIG EAST), is sixth among active career scorers in NCAA Division I with 2,290 points. Boum, who leads XU and is fifth in the BIG EAST in assists at 4.7 apg., leads XU and is fourth in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.30-to-1.0,
• Xavier junior Colby Jones is second on the team in assists at 4.7 apg. (sixth in the BIG EAST) to go with 14.9 ppg. (third on the team and 11th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier senior Jerome Hunter tied his XU career-high with 15 points vs. DePaul to go with nine rebounds. He has recorded nine of his 10 double-figure scoring games in the last 15 games.
• Xavier's Jack Nunge is fourth on the team in scoring at 14.7 ppg. (15th in the BIG EAST) and is second in rebounding at 7.9 rpg. (fifth in the BIG EAST). Nunge is third in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding at 2.8 orpg. He is fourth in the BIG EAST in 3-pt. percentage at .418 (33-79).

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