Xavier University Athletics
Wednesday, October 7
Mason, Ohio
5:30 pm
Xavier University
82
vs
76
Dayton
Men's Basketball Defeats Dayton In Its Exhibition Opener
10.07.26 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers will play two more public exhibitions.
MASON, Ohio --- The Xavier Musketeers defeated the Dayton Flyers 82-76 in the CareSource Invitational outdoors at the Cincinnati Open Sporting Club at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
Mike Nwoko led all scorers with 19 points and all rebounders with 11 boards. Ruben Dominguez hit 4-6 three-pointers on his way to 15 points.
The score was tied 10-all early but Xavier used a 19-2 run to open up a 29-12 lead with 8:12 left in the half. Dayton cut the lead to seven points heading into the under-four minute media timeout. XU extended the lead back to double digits at 40-29 at halftime.
Dayton chipped away at the lead in the second half, getting within a point at 64-63 with 8:37 left. The Musketeers answered, building the lead back to double digits at 77-67 with 3:36 left and holding on for the six-point victory.
This game was the first of Xavier's three preseason exhibition games. XU plays its second exhibition next Thursday, October 15 at Tennessee.
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Mike Nwoko led all scorers with 19 points and all rebounders with 11 boards. Ruben Dominguez hit 4-6 three-pointers on his way to 15 points.
The score was tied 10-all early but Xavier used a 19-2 run to open up a 29-12 lead with 8:12 left in the half. Dayton cut the lead to seven points heading into the under-four minute media timeout. XU extended the lead back to double digits at 40-29 at halftime.
Dayton chipped away at the lead in the second half, getting within a point at 64-63 with 8:37 left. The Musketeers answered, building the lead back to double digits at 77-67 with 3:36 left and holding on for the six-point victory.
This game was the first of Xavier's three preseason exhibition games. XU plays its second exhibition next Thursday, October 15 at Tennessee.
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