Musketeers Post 96-74 Win Over Saint Francis

Monday, December 1

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

6-3,0-0Big East

Saint Francis

1-7,0-0NEC

Saint Francis

Xavier

12.01.25 | Men's Basketball

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Roddie Anderson III led four Xavier players in double figures with 28 points

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier posted a 96-74 win over Saint Francis in non-conference action on Monday night at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers improved to 6-3 on the year, while the Red Flash dropped to 1-7.

Xavier returns to action on Friday, Dec. 5 in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout vs Cincinnati. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. from Cintas Center with the game being aired nationally on TNT/truTV.

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Xavier never trailed in the game and took its first double-figure lead, 38-28, with 2:46 in the first half. The Musketeers led by as many as 27 points (86-59) with 5:30 left in regulation.
Roddie Anderson III led four Musketeers in double figures with a game-high 28 points. He was 9-for-15 from the floor and hit two 3-pointers. The guard added five rebounds, five assists and a game-high three steals.
Tre Carroll added 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting. He added six rebounds and four assists.
All Wright finished with 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting. He added three assists and two rebounds. Isaiah Walker scored a season-high 10 points in 19 minutes of action off the bench.
Malik Messina-Moore dished out a game-high seven assists to go along with six points and five rebounds.
Xavier finished with a season-high .494 field-goal percentage (38-for-77) and went 10-for-32 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 10-for-15 from the foul line.
Xavier has made 10 or more three pointers in five straight games, the second longest streak in program history (made 10 or more three pointers in six straight games to end the 1998-99).
Xavier dished out 23 assists, the fourth time the Musketeers have recorded 20 or more assists in a game this season.
Xavier won the battle on the glass, 43-34, and scored 11 more points off of turnovers (19-8) than Saint Francis. The Musketeers also held a 48-28 advantage in points in the point and scored 20 more bench points (45-25).
Xavier scored six more second-chance points (14-8). The Musketeers also held a 29-5 advantage in fastbreak points.