Musketeers Close Homestand with 80-55 Win Over Siena

Wednesday, November 20

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

5-0,0-0Big East

Siena College

3-2,0-0MAAC

Siena

Xavier

Musketeers Close Homestand with 80-55 Win Over Siena

11.20.24 | Men's Basketball

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Marcus Foster had 12 points, five rebounds and five assists

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Four Musketeers reached double figures on Wednesday night as Xavier closed its season-opening homestand with an 80-55 win over Siena.

The Musketeers improved to 5-0, while the Saints dropped to 3-2.

Xavier returns to action on Nov. 25-27 at the Fort Myers Tip-Off. The Musketeers open tournament action vs South Carolina on Monday, Nov. 25. Tip-off is slated for 8:30 p.m. from Suncoast Credit Union Arena with the game being aired nationally on FS1.

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Ryan Conwell scored a game-high 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting with four 3-pointers. He added two steals and one rebound. The guard has scored in double figures in every game this season.
Trey Green added 14 points on 5-for-8 with four 3-pointers. The guard added three rebounds and three assists. He has reached double figures twice this season.
Marcus Foster became the ninth Xavier player to score in double figures this season, scoring 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting. He knocked down two 3-pointers and recorded five rebounds and five assists.
Zach Freemantle nearly missed his second double-double of the season, scoring 10 points and grabbing a game-high nine rebounds. He added three assists and two steals.
Dayvion McKnight finished with nine points and a game-high seven assists. Dailyn Swain added seven points on 3-for-4 shooting to go along with three assists, two rebounds and two steals.
Xavier hit 50.8 percent (33-for-65) of its shot attempts, the team's third game of the season with a .500 field-goal percentage or better. The Musketeers went 11-for-24 from behind the arc, the team's fourth straight game with 10 or more three pointers. Xavier was also 3-for-4 from the foul line.
Xavier had 11 steals, the team's third game with 11 or more steals this season. The Musketeers forced 16 turnovers, converting the miscues into 12 points.
Xavier won the battle on the glass, 35-29, and scored 29 more fastbreak points (33-4) than the Saints. The Musketeers also held an 8-6 advantage in second-chance points and scored 20 more points in the paint (42-22). Siena held an 11-2 advantage in blocks.
Siena finished the game with a .417 field-goal percentage (20-for-48) and went 6-for-18 from behind the arc. The Saints also went 9-for-20 from the foul line. Reid Ducharme scored a team-high 15 points on 5-for-12 shooting.
Siena knocked down a three pointer to open the game for its only lead of the contest. Xavier responded by going on a 9-2 run to take the lead.
The Musketeers took their first double-figure lead (28-18) at the 8:16 mark in the first half and took a 44-28 advantage into the break. Xavier led by as many as 27 points (76-49) with 4:01 left in regulation.
Xavier moved to 5-1 all-time vs Siena.