Conwell, Freemantle Lead Musketeers to Senior Day Win Over Friars

Saturday, March 8

Cincinnati, Ohio

4 p.m.

Xavier University

21-10,13-7Big East

Providence

12-19,6-14Big East

Providence

Xavier

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Conwell, Freemantle Lead Musketeers to Senior Day Win Over Friars

03.08.25 | Men's Basketball

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Xavier has now won seven straight games

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Ryan Conwell and Zach Freemantle combined for 46 points on Saturday afternoon, leading the Musketeers to a 76-68 win over Providence on Senior Day.

The Musketeers have now won seven straight games, improving to 21-10 (13-7 BIG EAST). The Friars moved to 12-19 (6-14 BIG EAST).

Xavier will be the No. 4 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Musketeers will take on No. 5 seed Marquette in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Tip-off is slated for 2:30 p.m. with the game being broadcast on Peacock.

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The opening half was back-and-forth as it featured eight lead changes and two ties. Neither team led by more than five points with the Musketeers leading for nearly 16 minutes of action.
Providence led, 32-31, with 1:43 left in the half before Xavier closed the frame on a 5-0 run behind baskets from Marcus Foster and Ryan Conwell. Conwell led all scorers with 13 points at the break.
Xavier never trailed again in the contest. Providence tied the game, 46-46, with 13:13 left in regulation - but the Musketeers got back-to-back baskets from Marcus Foster and Zach Freemantle to regain a lead they would never relinquish.
Xavier took its first double-figure advantage, 59-58, on a Zach Freemantle basket with 4:05 on the clock. The Musketeers led by double figures twice in the closing minute of the game before pulling away for the 76-68 win.
Zach Freemantle scored a team-high 25 points on 11-for-16 shooting, his eighth game of the year with 20 or more points (third in a row). The forward added a team-high eight rebounds.
Ryan Conwell added 21 points on 6-for-14 shooting. He made a team-high four 3-pointers and dished out five assists. The guard now has 11 games with 20 or more points this season (four in a row).
Jerome Hunter finished with 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting. He added three rebounds and one steal in 20 minutes of action off the bench.
Dante Maddox Jr. dished out a game-high seven assists. Marcus Foster finished with seven rebounds, six points and three steals.
Dailyn Swain had eight points, three rebounds and three assists.
Xavier finished with a .448 field-goal percentage (26-for-58) and went 7-for-20 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 17-for-21 from the foul line. Xavier has posted 20 or more assists in a game 12 times this season.
Xavier won the battle on the glass, 35-30, and scored 10 more points off of turnovers (20-10) than the Friars. Xavier also held an 11-8 advantage in second-chance points and scored six more bench points (12-6).
Providence scored three more fastbreak points (8-5) than Xavier.
The Friars posted a .481 field-goal percentage (26-for-54) and went 12-for-24 from 3-point range. Providence was also 4-for-11 from the foul line.
All told, the game featured 10 lead changes and four ties.