Men's Basketball Continues The Homestand On Friday Night

Friday, January 19

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

Georgetown

Men's Basketball Continues The Homestand On Friday Night

01.18.24 | Men's Basketball

GAME NOTES VS. GEORGETOWN

Xavier is looking for its third-straight win.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 9-8 overall and 3-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the Georgetown University Hoyas, 8-9 overall and 1-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at Cintas Center. Xavier, winner of two-straight games, is looking to secure its first three-game winning streak of the season.

Xavier has played the third-toughest schedule in the nation, according to the latest KenPom rankings. Only Purdue and Arizona have played tougher schedules to date. XU ranks No. 26 in KenPom and No. 35 in the NCAA NET rankings.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (9-8, 3-3 BIG EAST)
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOYAS (8-9, 1-5 BIG EAST)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M. ET
AT CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Lisa Byington and analysis from Nick Bahe.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-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 the Varsity Network and on SXM.
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier has played the third-toughest schedule in the nation, according to the latest KenPom rankings. XU ranks No. 26 in KenPom and No. 35 in the NCAA NET rankings.
• Xavier has 10 newcomers on the 2023-24 roster, including six freshmen who have logged 30 percent of the minutes played this season, the most for XU since 1995-96.
• Xavier is second in the BIG EAST and 27th in the nation in assists at 16.9 apg. XU leads the BIG EAST and is sixth in the nation in fast break points at 17.2 ppg.
• Xavier, which is No. 24 in adjusted defensive ranking in the latest KenPom rankings, is ranked third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense at 40.2 percent and second in 3-point percentage defense at 30.6 percent.
• Xavier grad. student Quincy Olivari is fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 17.6 ppg., third in 3-point field goals per game (2.82) and second in 3-point percentage (.429).
• Xavier senior Dayvion McKnight leads the BIG EAST and is 13th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.44. He is fifth in the BIG EAST in assists at 5.1 per game. He is coming off a Xavier career-high tying 20-point game vs. Butler on Jan. 16.
• Xavier sophomore Desmond Claude is second on the team in scoring at 15.8 ppg. (eighth in the BIG EAST), including career-high 26 points in the Butler win on Jan. 16. Claude is also second on the team in assists at 3.7 apg. (tied for 10th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier freshman Trey Green scored a career-high 23 points at Providence on the strength of five 3-pointers. Green led XU's big second half with 18 points after halftime.
• Xavier senior Abou Ousmane is fourth in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (3.0 rpg.), including eight vs. UConn, and is fourth in the BIG EAST in blocks (1.5 bpg.).