Men's Basketball Returns Home On Tuesday Night To Host Morgan State

Tuesday, December 10

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

Morgan State

Tickets

Men's Basketball Returns Home On Tuesday Night To Host Morgan State

12.09.24 | Men's Basketball

NOTES VS. MORGAN STATE

This is the final non-conference home game of the season.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 7-2, host the Morgan State University Bears, 5-7, on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Cintas Center. This is Xavier's final home non-conference game of the season.

Xavier is looking to bounce back from a 76-72 loss at TCU last Thursday. After the Morgan State game Xavier will play three-straight ranked opponents, including at No. 22 Cincinnati on Dec. 14, XU's BIG EAST opener at No. 18 and two-time defending National Champion UConn on Dec. 18, and No. 6 Marquette in XU's BIG EAST home opener on Dec. 21.

BROADCAST AND LIVE STATS INFORMATION

TV/Stream: CBS Sports Network with play-by-play from John Sadak and analysis from Tre Demps.
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 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, 7-2, is coming off 76-72 loss at TCU on Thursday, Dec. 5.
• Xavier's next three games after Morgan State: at No. 22 Cincinnati on Dec. 14, XU's BIG EAST opener at No. 18 and two-time defending National Champion UConn on Dec. 18, and No. 6 Marquette in XU's BIG EAST home opener on Dec. 21.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST in fastbreak points (fourth in the nation in at 19.6 ppg.). Xavier is third in the BIG EAST in assists per game (17th in the nation at 18.2 apg.) and free-throw
percentage (28th in the nation at .777), and fourth in 3-point pct. (44th in the nation at .378).
• Xavier has had nine different players score in double figures in at least one game this season.
• Xavier graduate student Zach Freemantle, preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST, is second on the team in scoring (10th in the BIG EAST at 15.7 ppg.) and leads the team in rebounding (fourth in BIG EAST at 7.6 rpg.). He leads the league in defensive rebounding at 6.0 drpg.
• Xavier's Zach Freemantle is the only XU player that has scored in double figures in all nine games, which also sets the longest single-season double-figure scoring streak of his career.
• Xavier junior newcomer Ryan Conwell, a preseason Third Team All-BIG EAST selection, leads the team in scoring at 16.6 ppg. (fifth in the BIG EAST), while leading the BIG EAST and ranking eighth in the nation at 3.8 3-point field goals made per game.
• Xavier's Ryan Conwell has hit at least two 3-pointers in all nine games, which equals his best streak of at least two treys in his career. He did it once last season for Indiana State.
• Xavier graduate student Dayvion McKnight, a preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST selection, has averaged 11.1 ppg. and a team-high 4.6 apg. (ninth in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier graduate student Jerome Hunter has scored in double figures in XU's last two wins, including 10 points on 5-6 shooting in a season-high 27 minutes vs. South Carolina St.
• Xavier sophomore Dailyn Swain contributed 14 points, six rebounds and a career-high five steals vs. South Carolina. Swain is sixth in the BIG EAST in steals at 1.8 spg.