Xavier Closes Non-Conference Action with 75-57 Win Over Bears

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Xavier Closes Non-Conference Action with 75-57 Win Over Bears

12.12.25 | Men's Basketball

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Filip Borovicanin finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's basketball closed non-conference action with a 75-57 win over Missouri State at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers have now won five straight games, improving to 8-3 on the year. The Bears dropped to 4-5.

Xavier opens BIG EAST action on Wednesday, Dec. 17 vs Creighton. Tip-off is slated for 6:30 p.m. with the game being aired nationally on FS1.

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The game featured 13 lead changes and four times. Xavier led for 27:32 in the game, while the Bears led for 6:58.
Missouri State led, 28-27, with 1:34 left in the first half. Xavier closed the frame on a 4-0 run to take a three-point lead into the locker room (31-28).
Xavier opened the second half on a 25-7 run on 9-for-14 shooting, taking its first 20-point advantage of the game (56-35) with 11:01 on the clock. The Musketeers outscored Missouri State, 44-29, in the second half behind a .516 field-goal percentage (16-for-31) to pull away for the 18-point victory.
Filip Borovićanin scored 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting with three, 3-pointers. He added a team-high 11 rebounds and dished out a game and career-high eight assists. The forward now has three career double-doubles.
Jovan Milićević scored a team-high 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting. He added seven rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Tre Carroll chipped in 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal. All Wright finished with 10 points, three assists, one block and one steal.
Xavier had a season-high eight blocks to go along with eight steals. The eight blocks are the most in a game for the Musketeers since Dec. 31, 2024 vs Seton Hall (nine blocks; W, 94-72).
Xavier posted a .431 field-goal percentage (28-for-65) and went 12-for-30 from behind the arc. Xavier was also 7-for-12 from the foul line.
Xavier has now made 10 or more three pointers in a game seven times this season. The Musketeers are averaging 10.5 three pointers per game, ranking second in the BIG EAST and 39th in the NCAA.
Xavier held a 17-12 advantage in points off turnovers and won the battle on the glass, 37-36. The Musketeers also scored nine more fastbreak points (15-6).
Missouri State scored one more bench point (16-15) than Xavier and held a 36-32 advantage in points in the paint.
The Musketeers also scored four more second-chance points (10-6).
Missouri State was held to a .396 field-goal percentage (21-for-53), its second-lowest percentage of the season. The Bears were also 3-for-14 from behind the arc and 12-for-15 from the foul line.
Keith Palek III posted a double-double for the Bears, scoring 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. He also dished out five assists.