Men's Basketball Takes 81-63 Win over Mississippi State in Greenbrier Tip-Off

Friday, November 13

White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

9:00 PM

Xavier University

4-0,0-0Big East

Mississippi State

3-1,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	F
Mississippi St.	31	32	63
Xavier	41	40	81

Xavier tops Mississippi State, 81-63, at the Greenbrier Tip-Off.

11.13.26 | Men's Basketball

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Tru Washington leads three Musketeers in double figures with a season-high 21 points

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va - Tru Washington posted a season-high 21 points to lead Xavier to a 81-63 win over Mississippi State at Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier Resort on Friday evening.

The Musketeers improved to 4-0 on the year, while Mississippi State moved to 3-1 with the loss.

Xavier returns to Cintas Center on Tuesday, November 17, to host Cleveland State, set for a 7:00 p.m. start.

NOTABLES

After MSU scored the first four points of the game, Xavier used a 9-0 run to move in front and didn't trail for the rest of the half, taking a 10-point lead into the half, 41-31, matching its largest lead of the game to that point.
Gabriel Pozzato and Tru Washington each had nine points in the first half to lead the Musketeers.
Each team had 12 made field goals in the first half, but the Musketeers connected on six threes, while the Bulldogs shots just 2-19 from beyond the arc in the first half.
After MSU hit the opening basket of the season half, Xavier stretched the lead back out to double figures, leading by 17 less than five minutes into the half. The Bulldogs would not get within single digits the rest of the way, with Xavier leading by as many as 19, 69-50, before winning by a final margin of 18, 81-63.
Tru Washington finished with a season-high 21 points and also led the Musketeers with a season-high eight rebounds and four assists.
Jovan Milicevic added 12 points for the Musketeers.
Nikos Chitikoudis had a season-high 11 points, shooting 3-4 from the floor.
The Musketeers shot 40 percent (24-60) overall and went 10-23 from three (43.5 percent), while the Bulldogs shot 33.3 percent (22-66) overall, connecting on just 4-29 (13.8 percent) from three.
Xavier finished with a 44-43 advantage on the boards, led by Washington's eight and six each for Chitikoudis, Mike Nwoko and Rolyns Aligbe.
Mississippi State had a 15-13 advantage on the offensive glass, turning that into 18 second chance points, compared to eight for the Musekteers.
MSU committed 18 miscues to 14 for the Musketeers, with Xavier finishing with a 15-6 advantage on points off turnovers.
This is Xavier's first win in the series since taking a 89-74 victory in the second round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament in Orlando, Fla. MSU leads the overall series 4-2.