Five Musketeers Reach Double Figures in 97-84 Win Over Friars

Saturday, January 10

Cincinnati, Ohio

4 p.m.

Xavier University

10-7,2-4Big East

Providence

8-8,1-4Big East

Providence

Xavier

Five Musketeers Reach Double Figures in 97-84 Win Over Friars

01.10.26 | Men's Basketball

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Malik Messina-Moore scored a season-high 23 points on Saturday

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Five Musketeers reached double figures on Saturday, leading Xavier to a 97-84 win over Providence at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers improved to 10-7 (2-4 BIG EAST), while the Friars dropped to 8-8 (1-4 BIG EAST).

Xavier returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 14 vs Butler. Tip-off is slated for 6:30 p.m. from Cintas Center with the game being aired nationally on FS1.

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Malik Messina-Moore (23), Jovan Milićević (22), Tre Carroll (18), Filip Borovićanin (15) and Roddie Anderson III (14) all scored in double figures for the Musketeers.
Xavier had five players in double figures for the first time since March 19, 2025 vs Texas (W, 86-80).
Xavier led for 38:25 in the game, while the Friars only led for 18 seconds. The Musketeers led by as many 21 points (91-70) with 4:41 left in regulation.
The 97 points are the most in a BIG EAST game by the Musketeers this season (second most in a game this season; had 99 points vs Old Dominion on Nov. 18, 2025). The Musketeers also had 23 assists, the team's sixth game of the year with 20 or more assists.
Xavier only committed four turnovers, the team's fewest turnovers in a game since Dec. 5, 2025 (four turnovers in 79-74 win over Cincinnati).
The Musketeers made 12 three pointers, their 10th game of the season with 10 or more three pointers (and third straight game with 11 or more three pointers).
Malik Messina-Moore scored a season-high 23 points on 7-for-14 shooting. The guard made five 3-pointers and dished out three assists in 38 minutes of action. The Ventura, Calif., native eclipsed the 1,000-career point milestone in the win (he now has 1,004 career points).
Jovan Milićević scored a collegiate career-high 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting. He added eight rebounds and four 3-pointers.
Filip Borovićanin posted his seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. He also dished out a game-high six assists.
Tre Carroll finished with 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting. He added six rebounds, four assists and a game-high four blocks (also a career high in blocks).
Roddie Anderson III added 14 points on 6-for-15 shooting. The guard added four rebounds, four assists and a game-high three steals.
Xavier posted a .493 field-goal percentage (37-for-75) and went 11-for-15 from the foul line.
Providence won the battle on the glass, 41-38, and scored two more second-chance points (10-8). The Friars also held a 35-18 advantage in bench points.
Xavier scored 14 more fastbreak points (30-16) and held a 44-42 advantage in points in the paint. Xavier also scored four more points off of turnovers (8-4).
Providence posted a .449 field-goal percentage (31-for-69) and went 8-for-32 from behind the arc. The Friars wer also 14-for-21 from the foul line.
Four Friars scored in double figures, paced by Stefan Vaaks who scored 21 points.