By Stretch Jenkinson
2 21 2024
Musketeers are playing their first game since Feb. 14.
GAME NOTES VS. PROVIDENCE
https://goxavier.com/documents/2024/2/19/2023-24_NOTES_GAME_26_VS._PROVIDENCE.pdf
CINCINNATI — The Xavier University Musketeers, 13-12 overall and 7-7 in the BIG EAST Conference, return home on Wednesday night to host the Providence College Friars, 17-9 overall and 8-7 in the BIG EAST. Xavier is looking to snap a two-game losing streak, while Providence will be trying to extend a two-game winning streak. XU has been off since Feb. 14.
This game features the top two scorers in the BIG EAST Conference in Providence’s Devin Carter at 19.2 ppg. and Xavier’s Quincy Olivari at 19.1 ppg.
XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (13-12, 7-7 BIG EAST)
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS (17-9, 8-7 BIG EAST)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, 2024 AT 8:00 P.M. ET
CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
Television: CBS Sports Network with play-by-play from Andrew Catalon and analysis from Steve Lappas. CBS Sports Network is available on many providers in the Cincinnati market including Charter Spectrum, DISH (Satellite), DirecTV (Satellite), DirecTV Stream, fubo, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV. The game will not be available to altafiber customers; for more information, contact altafiber.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman (’79) 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 is shooting for its fourth-straight win in the series vs. Providence.
• Xavier has played the nation’s fifth-toughest schedule per the latest KenPom rankings.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST Conference and is third in the nation in fastbreak points at 16.6 ppg. XU is third in the BIG EAST and 29th in the nation in assists at 16.6 apg.
• Xavier graduate student Quincy Olivari is second in the BIG EAST in scoring (19.1 ppg.) behind Devin Carter of Providence (19.2 ppg.). Olivari enters the PC game with 1,965 points in his collegiate career, including his totals at Rice and Xavier.
• Xavier’s Quincy Olivari leads the BIG EAST and is 17th in the nation in 3-point field goals at 3.1 made per game, while ranking second in the BIG EAST and fifth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage at .443).
• Xavier senior Dayvion McKnight is first in the BIG EAST and 14th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.21. He is sixth in the BIG EAST in assists at 4.9 per game. McKnight, who has averaged 16.3 ppg. for the last nine games, recorded a Xavier career-high 21-point and XU career-high tying eight-rebound game vs. Creighton on Feb. 10.
• Xavier sophomore Desmond Claude is second on the team in scoring at 15.8 ppg.
(ninth in the BIG EAST) and assists at 3.5 apg. (11th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier senior Abou Ousmane is fifth in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding (2.8 rpg.) and is tied for fifth in blocks (1.4 bpg.).
• Xavier has 10 newcomers on the 2023-24 roster, including six freshmen who have logged 29.6 percent of the minutes played this season, the most for XU since 1995-96.
• Xavier freshman Trey Green, who scored a career-high 23 points at Providence on the strength of five 3-pointers, has hit at least two 3-pointers in seven BIG EAST games.
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