Men's Basketball Hosts No. 4 UConn On Wednesday Night

Wednesday, January 10

Cincinnati, Ohio

8:30 p.m.

Xavier University

UConn

Men's Basketball Hosts No. 4 UConn On Wednesday Night

01.08.24 | Men's Basketball

GAME NOTES VS. UCONN

Musketeers are hoping for similar success to last season's meetings.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 7-7 overall and 1-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the defending National Champion University of Connecticut Huskies, 13-2 overall and 3-1 in the BIG EAST on Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. at Cintas Center. XU has not played since falling last Wednesday at Villanova, 66-65.

No. 4 UConn is the third team Xavier has played this season from the top four teams in the current AP Top 25, having already played at No. 1 Purdue and vs. No. 2 Houston. Xavier won both games last season vs. UConn.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (7-7, 1-2 BIG EAST)
NO. 4/4 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HUSKIES (13-2, 3-1 BIG EAST)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2024 AT 8:30 P.M. ET
AT CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Jeff Levering and analysis from LaPhonso Ellis.
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 10 newcomers on the 2023-24 roster, including six freshmen. The six freshmen have logged 32 percent of the minutes played this season, the most for a Xavier team since the 1995-96 season with Lenny Brown, Gary Lumpkin and Darnell Williams.
• Xavier is second in the BIG EAST and 25th in the nation in assists at 17.2 apg. XU leads the BIG EAST and is 19th in the nation in fast break points at 15.9 ppg.
• Xavier, which is No. 22 in adjusted defensive ranking in the latest KenPom rankings, is ranked second in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense at 39.7 percent and first in 3-point percentage defense at 29.6 percent.
• Xavier swept the two meetings last season with 2023 National Champion UConn.
• Xavier graduate student Quincy Olivari is second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 17.9 ppg., including 23.2 ppg. over the last six games. He is third in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals per game at 2.79 and second in 3-point percentage at 41.1 percent (39-95).
• Xavier senior Dayvion McKnight leads the BIG EAST and is 15th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.65. He is fourth in the BIG EAST in assists at 5.2 per game.
• Xavier sophomore Desmond Claude, a Connecticut native, is second on the team in scoring at 14.8 ppg. (14th in the BIG EAST), second in assists at 3.7 apg. (11th in the BIG EAST) and third in rebounding at 4.9 rpg. Claude recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds at St. John's on Dec. 20.
• Xavier senior Abou Ousmane has recorded two double-doubles in the last five games, including 16 points and 10 rebounds with five blocks in the win over Seton Hall on Dec. 23. Ousmane is fifth in the BIG EAST in blocks at 1.57 bpg.

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