Musketeers Use Strong Second Half to Upend DePaul, 91-58

CINCINNATI - Quincy Olivari scored a game-high 32 points on Wednesday night, leading the Musketeers to a 91-58 win over DePaul at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers improved to 14-14 (8-9 BIG EAST), while the Blue Demons dropped to 3-25 (0-17 BIG EAST).

Xavier led from start to finish and took a four-point lead into the break (33-29). The Musketeers opened the second half on a 21-5 run behind 6-for-8 shooting, taking their first 20-point advantage of the game (54-34).

The Musketeers had a .677 field-goal percentage (21-for-31) in the second half, outscoring the Blue Demons, 58-29. Xavier led by as many as 36 points (83-47) with 4:32 left in regulation. Xavier has now won four straight games over DePaul.

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Quincy Olivari scored a game-high 32 points on 11-for-16 shooting with six 3-pointers. The senior guard scored 28 points in the second half on 10-for-11 shooting. He added five rebounds, four assists and one steal. Olivari has scored 30 or more points in a game three times this season.
Quincy Olivari eclipsed the 2,000-career scoring mark. He now has 2,030 career points (scored 1,289 at Rice from 2019-23).
Trey Green added 13 points on 5-for-10 shooting in 22 minutes of action off the bench.
Dayvion McKnight chipped in 13 points on 5-for-10 shooting. The guard added a game-high eight assist to go along with five rebounds and one steal. He now has six games this season with eight or more assists.
Desmond Claude rounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 points on 5-for-10 shooting. He added two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Dailyn Swain added eight points on 4-for-4 shooting in 23 minutes of action off the bench. The freshman pulled down a game-high six rebounds and recorded a game-high three steals.
Xavier finished the game with a .522 field-goal percentage (35-for-67) and went 11-for-21 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 10-for-14 from the foul line. Xavier now has seven games on the year with a .500 field-goal percentage or higher and five games with 10 or more made three pointers.
Xavier also eclipsed the 90-point mark for the fourth time this season. The last time the Musketeers scored 90 or more points was on Jan. 19 vs Georgetown.
Xavier forced 20 DePaul turnovers, converting the miscues into 34 points. The Musketeers also held a 17-7 advantage in fastbreak points and scored 14 more points in the paint (40-26). The Musketeers also won the battle on the glass, 35-33.

UP NEXT

Xavier returns to action on Saturday, March 2 vs Georgetown. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET from Capital One Arena.

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