Men's Basketball Tops Eastern Michigan 76-53, at Cintas Center

Friday, November 6

Cincinnati, Ohio

7:00 PM

Xavier University

2-0,0-0Big East

Eastern Michigan

1-1,0-0MAC

Team	1	2	F
Eastern Mich.	25	28	53
Xavier	34	42	76

Xavier tops Eastern Michigan 76-53 at Cintas Center.

11.06.26 | Men's Basketball

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Westry leads Xavier with 13 points, Borovicanin adds 10

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Chance Westry led Xavier with 13 points and Filip Borovicanin added 10 as Xavier men's basketball topped Eastern Michigan, 76-53, at Cintas Center on Friday evening.

The Musketeers moved to 2-0 on the season, while the Eagles dropped to 1-1 on the year.

Xavier remains at Cintas Center to host Detroit Mercy on Tuesday, Nov. 10, set for a 7:00 p.m. start on ESPN+.

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Eastern Michigan opened the game with a 7-0 run, taking the lead into the final 10 minutes of the first half. Xavier Used a 21-2 run to erase the EMU lead at go ahead by as many as 12, 32-20, going into the final minutes of the half before taking a 34-25 lead into the break.
Chance Westry led the Musketeers in the first half with nine points.
The Eagles had 13 turnovers to five for the Musketeers, with Xavier holding a 12-4 advantage on points off turnovers in the first half.
EMU opened up the second half with a 4-0 spurt to pull within five, 34-29, but Xavier responded with a 5-0 run and maintained a three-possession lead for the remained of the game. The Musketeers built the lead out to as many as 25, 76-51, going into the final minutes before winning 76-53.
Chance Westry finished with 13 points to lead the Musketeers in scoring for a second-straight game.
Filip Borovicanin had 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, and had four rebounds and four assists.
The Musketeers shot 52.7 (29-55) percent from the floor after connecting on 70.4 (19-27) percent of their shots in the second half, while holding EMU to 27.6 (16-58) percent overall, limiting the Eagles to just 20.6 (7-34) percent in the second half.
Mike Nwoko, Tru Washington and Nikos Chitikoudis each grabbed six rebounds to lead the Musketeers.
The Eagles had a 39-33 advantage on the boards, with a 18-9 advantage on the offensive glass to finish with a 14-10 advantage on second-chance points.
Xavier finished with a 25-4 advantage on points off turnovers after forcing 22 and committing 12.
The Musketeers had 15 assists on 29 made baskets, with Kalek House dishing out seven.