Men's Basketball Heads To Chicago For A Saturday Clash With DePaul

Saturday, January 3

Chicago, Ill.

2 p.m. ET

Xavier University

DePaul

Men's Basketball Heads To Chicago For A Saturday Clash With DePaul

01.01.26 | Men's Basketball

XAVIER GAME NOTES VS. DEPAUL

Xavier has won six of its last eight games.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 9-5 overall and 1-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, hit the road for Chicago this weekend. Xavier takes on the DePaul University Blue Demons, 8-6 overall and 0-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday at Wintrust Arena.

Xavier, which has won six of its last eight games, is looking to bounce back from a Wednesday loss to No. 4 UConn.

BROADCAST AND LIVE STATS INFORMATION

TV/Stream: FS1 with play-by-play from Noah Reed and analysis from Dicky Simpkins.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC with play-by-play from XU Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from XU all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88); XU broadcast is also available on the Xavier Musketeers App., Varsity Network and the Sirius XM App.
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier, 9-5 overall and 1-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, is looking to bounce back from a loss to No. 4 UConn on Wednesday. XU won its first BIG EAST road game at Georgetown on Dec. 20.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is seventh in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.91. XU is 14th in the nation in turnover percentage at 13.5 percent.
• Xavier is second in the BIG EAST in assists and is 31st in the nation at 18.6 apg. XU's assist percentage (69.1 percent) is third in the nation.
• Xavier ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals per game at 9.5; XU has hit 10+ 3-point field goals in seven games.
• Xavier senior Filip Borovićanin had 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. UConn on Wednesday, his second-straight double-double and fifth of the season. Borovićanin, who added six assists and four steals to his double-double vs. UConn, leads Xavier in rebounding (fourth in the BIG EAST at 7.8 rpg.), assists (fifth at 4.3 apg.) and steals (sixth at 1.7 spg.).
• Xavier's Filip Borovićanin has averaged 10.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game over the last nine games.
• Xavier graduate student Tre Carroll, who leads XU in scoring at 16.0 ppg. (sixth in the BIG EAST), has scored in double figures in a team-high 12 games.
• Xavier senior Malik Messina-Moore leads the BIG EAST Conference and is 32nd in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.38. Messina-Moore scored a team-high 16 points vs. UConn on Wednesday, his third-straight game in double figures.
• Xavier sophomore Jovan Milićević is third on the team in scoring at 10.9 ppg. and is 10th in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals per game (2.1).
• Xavier sophomore All Wright is tied for second on the team in 3-point field goals per game (1.6) and is shooting .458 from 3-point range.