Men's Basketball Heads To Newark For A Valentine's Day Game Vs. Seton Hall

Wednesday, February 14

Newark, N.J.

7:00 p.m.

Xavier University

Seton Hall

Men's Basketball Heads To Newark For A Valentine's Day Game Vs. Seton Hall

02.12.24 | Men's Basketball

GAME NOTES VS. SETON HALL

Musketeers are looking for their eighth BIG EAST win.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 13-11 overall and 7-6 in the BIG EAST Conference, visit the Seton Hall University Pirates, 15-9 overall and 8-5 in the BIG EAST, on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J. Xavier is looking to bounce back from a loss to Creighton on Saturday, while Seton Hall is trying to bounce back from a loss at Villanova.

Xavier's talented three-guard tandem of sophomore Desmond Claude, graduate student Quincy Olivari and senior Dayvion McKnight has combined to average 47.1 ppg. and 10.5 apg. this season.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (13-11, 7-6 BIG EAST)
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY PIRATES (15-9, 8-5 BIG EAST)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 2024 AT 7:00 P.M. ET
PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK, N.J.

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: CBS Sports Network with play-by-play from Andrew Catalon and analysis from Steve Lappas.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) 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 is shooting for its fourth-straight win in the series vs. Seton Hall.
• Xavier has played the nation's sixth-toughest schedule per the latest KenPom rankings.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST Conference and is third in the nation in fastbreak points at 16.9 ppg. XU is fourth in the BIG EAST and 28th in the nation in assists at 16.7 apg.
• Xavier graduate student Quincy Olivari is second in the BIG EAST in scoring (18.9 ppg.) and 3-point field goal percentage (fifth in the nation at .448). He is tied for the BIG EAST lead and 18th in the nation in 3-point field goals at 3.1 made per game.
• Xavier senior Dayvion McKnight is first in the BIG EAST and 15th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.24. He is fifth in the BIG EAST in assists at 5.0 per game. McKnight, who has averaged 17.0 ppg. for the last eight games, is coming off a Xavier career-high 21-point and XU career-high tying eight-rebound game vs. Creighton.
• Xavier sophomore Desmond Claude is second on the team in scoring at 16.3 ppg.
(seventh in the BIG EAST) and assists at 3.6 apg. (11th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier senior Abou Ousmane is fifth in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (2.9 rpg.). He is sixth in blocks (1.5 bpg.), including a career-high tying five vs. Villanova on Feb. 7.
• Xavier has 10 newcomers on the 2023-24 roster, including six freshmen who have logged 29.3 percent of the minutes played this season, the most for XU since 1995-96.
• Xavier freshman Trey Green, who scored a career-high 23 points at Providence on the strength of five 3-pointers, has hit at least two 3-pointers in seven BIG EAST games.