By Stretch Jenkinson

1/23/2024

Creighton is ranked No. 17 in the AP Poll.

GAME NOTES

https://goxavier.com/documents/2024/1/22/2023-24_NOTES_GAME_19_VS._CREIGHTON.pdf

CINCINNATI — The Xavier University Musketeers, 10-8 overall and 4-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, visit the No. 17 Creighton University Bluejays, 14-5 overall and 5-3 in the BIG EAST, on Tuesday night for an 8:30 p.m. ET game. Xavier enters the game with a three-game winning streak, while Creighton is coming off a wild 97-94 triple overtime win at Seton Hall on Saturday.

Xavier is hoping to continue its recent success against Creighton. XU has won five of the last six meetings vs. CU, although the Bluejays won last year’s game in Omaha.

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (10-8, 4-3 BIG EAST)
NO. 17 CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY BLUEJAYS (14-5, 5-3 BIG EAST)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024 AT 8:30 P.M. ET (7:30 CT)
CHI HEALTH CENTER OMAHA IN OMAHA, NEB.

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Kevin Kugler and analysis from Nick Bahe.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier 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 on the Varsity Network and on SXM.

Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

• Xavier, 10-8, has won three-straight games, its longest win streak of the season.
• Xavier is second in the BIG EAST and 20th in the nation in assists at 17.5 apg. XU leads the BIG EAST and is fourth in the nation in fast break points at 17.4 ppg.
• Xavier is ranked third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense at 40.3 percent and second in 3-point percentage defense at 31.6 percent.
• Xavier grad. student Quincy Olivari is third in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.1 ppg., second in 3-point field goals per game (2.94) and second in 3-point percentage (.434).
• Xavier senior Dayvion McKnight leads the BIG EAST and is 15th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.50. He is fifth in the BIG EAST in assists at 5.1 per game. McKnight, who averaged 19 ppg. for the last two games, is third on the team in scoring at 10.6 ppg.
• Xavier soph. Desmond Claude is second on the team in scoring at 16.0 ppg. (10th in BIG EAST) and assists at 4.0 apg. (ninth in BIG EAST). Claude earned a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the third time after averaging 22.5 ppg. and 6.5 apg. this past week.
• Xavier senior Abou Ousmane is tied for fourth in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (2.9 rpg.), including eight vs. UConn, and is fifth in the BIG EAST in blocks (1.4 bpg.).
• Xavier has 10 newcomers on the 2023-24 roster, including six freshmen who have logged 30 percent of the minutes played this season, the most for XU since 1995-96.
• Xavier freshman Trey Green scored a career-high 23 points at Providence on the strength of five 3-pointers. Green led XU’s big second half with 18 points after halftime.
• Xavier freshman Dailyn Swain contributed seven points, six rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals vs. Georgetown and had the game-winning drive and dunk.

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