No. 22 Men's Basketball Hosts South Carolina State On Sunday

Sunday, December 1

Cincinnati, Ohio

4:30 p.m.

Xavier University

South Carolina State

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No. 22 Men's Basketball Hosts South Carolina State On Sunday

11.29.24 | Men's Basketball

GAME NOTES VS. SC STATE

Musketeers looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The No. 22 Xavier University Musketeers, 6-1, host the South Carolina State University Bulldogs, 4-4, on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at Cintas Center. The Bulldogs are coached by former Cincinnati standout Erik Martin.

After the South Carolina State game, Xavier will play three of its next four games on the road. XU visits TCU for a BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle matchup on Dec. 5, at No. 16 Cincinnati on Dec. 14 and its BIG EAST opener at No. 2 UConn on Dec. 18. XU hosts Morgan State during that stretch on Dec. 10.

BROADCAST AND LIVE STATS INFORMATION

TV/Stream: FS1 with Wayne Randazzo and Phil Martelli on the call.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC 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 available on the Varsity Network and on Sirius XM.
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier, 6-1, suffered its first defeat of the season on Wednesday night to Michigan in the championship game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off.
• Xavier, which hosts South Carolina State on Dec. 1 and Morgan State on Dec. 10, is in a stretch of playing five of seven games away from Cintas Center. XU plays at TCU on Dec. 5, at No. 16 Cincinnati on Dec. 14 and its BIG EAST opener at No. 2 UConn on Dec. 18.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST in fastbreak points (10th in the nation in at 19.7 ppg.). Xavier is second in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio (28th in the nation at 1.64) and third in assists per game (26th in the nation at 18.0 apg.). XU is second in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (22nd in the nation at .791) and third in the BIG EAST and 20th in the nation in 3-point percentage at .399.
• Xavier has had nine different players score in double figures in at least one game this season.
• Xavier graduate student Zach Freemantle, a preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST selection, is second on the team in scoring (11th in the BIG EAST at 15.4 ppg.) and leads the team in rebounding (fourth in BIG EAST at 7.9 rpg.). He leads the league in defensive rebounding at 6.3 drpg.
• Xavier's Zach Freemantle, who earned a spot on the Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team, posted a game-high 16 points and nine rebounds in the win over South Carolina and followed that up with his 22nd career double-double vs. Michigan (14 points and 10 rebounds).
• Xavier junior newcomer Ryan Conwell, a preseason Third Team All-BIG EAST selection, leads the team in scoring at 17.6 ppg. (fourth in the BIG EAST), while leading the BIG EAST and ranking eighth in the nation at 3.9 3-point field goals made per game.
• Xavier graduate student Dayvion McKnight, a preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST selection, has averaged 11.0 ppg. and a team-high 4.4 apg. (tied for eighth in the BIG EAST). He leads the BIG EAST and ranks 26th in the nation with a 3.88 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Xavier sophomore Dailyn Swain contributed 14 points, six rebounds and a career-high five steals in a career-high 31 minutes of action vs. South Carolina. Swain is fifth in the BIG EAST in steals at 2.1 spg. and is tied for eighth in the BIG EAST in defensive rebounding at 4.9 drpg.