Xavier Posts Five-Point Win over Le Moyne, Moves to 2-0 on the Year

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Xavier Posts Five-Point Win over Le Moyne, Moves to 2-0 on the Year

11.06.25 | Men's Basketball

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The Musketeers made 13 three-pointers on Thursday night at Cintas Center

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Malik Messina-Moore led three Musketeers in double figures with 17 points on Thursday night, leading Xavier to a 74-69 win over Le Moyne.

The Musketeers improve to 2-0 on the year, while the Dolphins fall to 1-1.

The Musketeers conclude their three-game homestand vs Santa Clara on Monday, Nov. 10. Tip-off is slated for 8:30 p.m. from Cintas Center with the game being aired on FS1.

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Le Moyne led by five points (22-17) with 10:51 left in the first half. Xavier responded by going on a 24-10 on 8-for-13 shooting, taking a nine-point lead (41-32) with 2:07 on the clock. The Dolphins closed the half on a 4-2 run, closing within seven points (43-36).
Malik Messina-Moore led all scorers with 14 points in the first half. The Musketeers hit 64.7 percent of their three pointers (11-for-17) in the first stanza and went 15-for-29 overall from the floor.
Le Moyne hit 61.5 percent (16-for-26) of its shot attempts in the first half. Tennessee Rainwater paced the Dolphins with 11 points.
Xavier never relinquished its lead and led by 10 points four times in the second half. The Musketeers led for 29:33 in the contest.
The Dolphins closed within three points (67-64) with 2:34 left in regulation, but the Musketeers outscored Le Moyne, 7-5, to close the game. Xavier wnet 1-for-1 form the floor and 5-for-7 from the charity stripe in the final two-and-half minutes of action.
Xavier went 13-for-25 from behind the arc, the most made three pointers in a game since Nov. 12, 2024 (16 made three pointers vs Jackson State; W, 94-57).
The Musketeers also posted a .424 field-goal percentage (25-for-59) and went 11-for-16 from the foul line.
Malik Messina-Moore scored a team-high 17 points on 6-for-15 shooting with four 3-pointers. He added five assists, one steal and one block.
Roddie Anderson III finished with 15 points, three rebounds, two steals and two assists.
Tre Carroll added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Filip Borovićanin recorded six points and a game-high 12 rebounds (also a career high). The forward added four assists and three steals.
Le Moyne won the battle on the glass, 33-31, and held a 34-22 advantage in points in the paint.
Xavier scored 10 more points off of turnovers (20-10) than the Dolphins and had 15 more bench points (30-15). Both teams scored 12 fastbreak points.
Le Moyne finished with a .529 field-goal percentage (27-for-51). Trent Mosquera scored a game-high 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting.