No. 19 Xavier Travels To Providence To Take On The No. 20 Friars On Wednesday

Wednesday, March 1

Providence, R.I.

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

No. 20 Providence

No. 19 Xavier Travels To Providence To Take On The No. 20 Friars On Wednesday

02.27.23 | Men's Basketball

NOTES: GAME 30 AT PROVIDENCE

Musketeers won the first meeting this season in overtime.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The No. 19 Xavier University Musketeers, 21-8 overall and 13-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, and the No. 20 Providence College Friars, 21-8 overall and 13-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, face off in Providence on Wednesday night. The two teams are tied for second in the league.

Xavier won the first meeting this season at Cintas Center on Feb. 1, 85-83 in overtime. Last season's matchup in Providence went to triple overtime with the Friars winning 99-92 on Feb. 23.

THE MATCHUP

NO. 19/17 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (21-8, 13-5 BIG EAST)
NO. 20/20 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS (21-8, 13-5 BIG EAST)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023 AT 6:30 P.M. ET
AT AMICA MUTUAL PAVILION IN PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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 134 or 202 and 965 on the SXM App.
National Radio: Westwood One Sports will broadcast the game with play-by-play from Dan Hoard and analysis from Andy Katz. Jason Horowitz will host the pregame and halftime shows.
Live Stats: Stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier, 21-8 overall and 13-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, is in its 10th BIG EAST season.
• Xavier, 21-8, has recorded 32 of its 34 all-time 20-win seasons between 1982-83 and this season.
• Xavier is 19th in this week's AP Poll and 17th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. XU is No. 18 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 20.2 apg., fourth in the nation in overall field goal percentage (.497), fifth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.396) and 12th in the nation in scoring offense at 81.9 ppg. XU is second in the BIG EAST and 10th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.55.
• Xavier's five BIG EAST losses include three one-point losses and a two-point setback. Only one loss the entire season has been by more than seven points.
• Xavier graduate student Souley Boum, XU's leading scorer at 16.5 ppg. (fourth in the BIG EAST), is sixth among active career scorers in NCAA Division I with 2,330 points. Boum, who is on this week's BIG EAST Honor Roll (fifth BIG EAST weekly award of the season), is second on the team and sixth in the BIG EAST in assists at 4.6 apg. and leads XU and is fourth in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.30-to-1.0,
• Xavier junior Colby Jones leads the team in assists at 4.6 apg. (fifth in the BIG EAST) to go with 14.7 ppg. (third on the team and 13th in the BIG EAST), including 19 points at Seton Hall.
• Xavier senior Jerome Hunter, who has recorded 11 of his 12 double-figure scoring games in BIG EAST Conference play, is averaging 10.9 ppg., 6.9 rpg. and 2.0 apg. for the last seven games since entering the starting lineup to replace the injured Zach Freemantle.
• Xavier graduate student Jack Nunge is fourth on the team in scoring at 14.3 ppg. (14th in the BIG EAST) and is second in rebounding at 7.9 rpg. (fifth in the BIG EAST). Nunge is fourth in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding at 2.8 orpg. He is fifth in the BIG EAST in 3-pt. percentage at .407 (33-81).
• Xavier senior Adam Kunkel is fifth on the team in scoring at 10.3 ppg. Kunkel has 15 double-figure scoring games for the season, including each of the last three games.