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Seton Hall, on verge of locking up Big East tourney bye, meets Xavier
Still smarting from a tough loss at UConn, Seton Hall is in Cincinnati on Tuesday night to take on Xavier in a Big East battle.,The Pirates (19-10, 9-9 Big East) missed a vital opportunity to strengthen their NCAA Tournament resume Saturday. They led the Huskies by as much as eight points in the sec...
Tre Carroll helps Xavier continue success over Georgetown
Tre Carroll scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, Roddie Anderson III added 21 points and Xavier powered past Georgetown 91-84 on Saturday in a Big East Conference game at Cincinnati.,Filip Borovicanin added 18 for Xavier (14-15, 6-12 Big East), which beat Georgetown for the eighth time in ...
Tre Carroll aims high as Xavier hosts Georgetown
Tre Carroll continues his drive for a conference scoring crown, as well as some school history Saturday, when Xavier hosts Georgetown in a Big East rematch in Cincinnati.,Carroll leads the conference in scoring for all games (18.5 points per game) and is second in league games (19.5). A Xavier playe...
Providence takes down Xavier to split season series
The trio of Jaylin Sellers, Jason Edwards and Jamier Jones accounted for 70 points, leading Providence to a 94-84 win over visiting Xavier in Big East action on Wednesday night.,Sellers led the Friars (13-15, 6-11 Big East) with 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting while Edwards had 24. Both sank four 3-p...
Michael Ajayi (24), Butler withstand Xavier's big rally
Michael Ajayi celebrated Senior Day by delivering 24 points and nine rebounds as Butler held off a second-half rally by Xavier in an 80-75 Big East win Saturday in Indianapolis.,Another senior, Yohan Traore, made all five of his shots from the floor, contributing 21 points as the Bulldogs (15-13, 6-...
Villanova survives Xavier in Big East overtime thriller
Acaden Lewis scored 21 and Tyler Perkins added 17 as visiting Villanova edged Xavier, 92-89, in overtime Tuesday night in Big East play in Cincinnati, Ohio., ,Bryce Lindsay added 15 as Villanova (21-5, 12-3 Big East) won its sixth straight despite continuing to struggle from the free throw line late...
Hot-shooting Xavier clashes with streaking Villanova
Xavier will need to keep its sharp-shooting touch going when it hosts red-hot Villanova in a Big East showdown Tuesday night in Cincinnati.,Xavier (13-12, 5-9 Big East) went 11 of 22 from 3-point range in the first half and tied a season-high 16 threes on its way to a 96-88 win over Marquette on Sat...
Jovan Milicevic, Xavier fend off Marquette's comeback attempt
Jovan Milicevic had 23 points and Filip Borovicanin added 15 points and 11 rebounds to help Xavier hold off a furious rally from Marquette to post a 96-88 win in Big East play Saturday in Cincinnati.,All Wright scored 16 of his 19 points in the first half for Xavier (13-12, 5-9), which won for just ...
Xavier, Marquette seek responses from road setbacks
Teams coming off difficult road losses meet Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati as Xavier takes on Marquette in a Big East rematch.,Xavier (12-12, 4-9 Big East) is coming off an 87-82 overtime loss on Monday to No. 17 St. John's while Marquette (9-16, 4-10) blew a late nine-point lead Tuesday against V...
Pitinos face off again as No.22 St. John's takes on Xavier
The last time Rick Pitino opposed his son Richard, the elder Pitino earned his 900th on-court win as St. John's beat Xavier on Jan. 24.,Sixteen days later, Rick Pitino will be seeking another milestone at his son's expense -- as well as another opportunity to prove St. John's is back not only as a t...
No. 3 UConn enjoys balanced attack in easy win over Xavier
Silas Demary Jr. collected 17 points and eight assists to help No. 3 UConn coast to its 18th straight win with a 92-60 victory over Xavier on Tuesday in Hartford, Conn.,Tarris Reed Jr. made all seven of his shot attempts from the floor to join Eric Reibe with 14 points. Reed, who also had eight rebo...
Healthy Braylon Mullins, No. 3 UConn go for 18th straight in Xavier visit
Braylon Mullins didn't look the worse for wear in his return from concussion protocol, scoring 16 points to pace No. 3 UConn to yet another victory.,Mullins will look to fuel the high-octane Huskies (21-1, 11-0 Big East) to their 18th straight victory on Tuesday night when they face Xavier (12-10, 4...