Anderson III Scores Career-High 29 Points in Loss vs Santa Clara

Monday, November 10

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8:30 p.m.

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Santa Clara

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Anderson III Scores Career-High 29 Points in Loss vs Santa Clara

11.10.25 | Men's Basketball

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The senior guard went 7-for-16 from the floor on Monday night

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Roddie Anderson III scored a career-high 29 points in Monday's 87-68 loss to Santa Clara at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers return to action at Iowa on Friday, Nov. 14. Tip-off is slated for 8 p.m. ET from Carver-Hawkeye Arena with the game being aired nationally on FS1.

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Santa Clara never trailed in the game and led by as many as 30 points (83-53) with 2:51 left in regulation. Xavier closed the game on a 15-4 run to make the final score, 87-68.
Roddie Anderson III scored a career-high 29 points on 7-for-16 shooting. He was also 3-for-6 from behind the arc and 12-for-16 from the foul line. His previous career high was 28 points vs Long Beach State on Jan. 21, 2023 (as a member of the UC San Diego team).
Roddie Anderson III added three rebounds, three assists and two steals. The guard is now averaging a team-high 17.0 points per game this season.
Tre Carroll added 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting. He added four rebounds, two assists and one steal. The forward has scored in double figures every game this season, averaging 14.3 points per game.
Filip Borovićanin chipped in nine points, four rebounds and three assists. Malik Messina-Moore dished out a team-high four assists.
Xavier finished with a .339 field-goal percentage (19-for-56) and went 5-for-18 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 25-for-34 from the foul line.
Santa Clara hit 54.7 percent (35-for-64) of its shot attempts and went 5-for-13 from three-point range. The Broncos were also 12-for-17 from the foul line.
Santa Clara scored five more points off of turnovers (20-15) than Xavier and held a 52-22 advantage in points in the paint. The Musketeers scored five more fastbreak points (20-15).
Santa Clara also scored 25 more bench points (30-5) than Xavier. Both teams scored 16 second-chance points.
Five Broncos scored in double figures, paced by Elijah Mahi who scored 18 points. Allen Graves posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.