No. 5 Xavier Aims To Bounce Back On Saturday Vs. Seton Hall

Saturday, January 23

Cincinnati, Ohio

2 P.M.

Xavier University

Seton Hall University

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No. 5 Xavier Aims To Bounce Back On Saturday Vs. Seton Hall

01.21.16 | Men's Basketball

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletics Communication

CINCINNATI – No. 5/6 Xavier (16-2, 4-2 BIG EAST) looks to bounce back from Tuesday's loss when it hosts Seton Hall on Saturday at a sold out Cintas Center.

THE MATCHUP

No. 5/6 Xavier University Musketeers (16-2, 4-2 BIG EAST)
Seton Hall University Pirates (13-5, 3-3 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. ET
at Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University

TELEVISION AND RADIO

Television: Fox Sports Regional, including FOX Sports Ohio, with play-by-play from Steve Physioc and analysis from Dickey Simpkins.
Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ('79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88).

X-FACTORS IN 140 CHARACTERS

• Xavier, 16-2 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off an 81-72 loss to Georgetown on Tuesday.
• Xavier is ranked a school-record No. 5 in the AP Poll and a school-record-tying No. 6 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Xavier is ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Official Men's Basketball RPI.
• Xavier head coach Chris Mack, who was named midseason National Coach of the Year by Sporting News, is 2nd on XU's all-time wins list (150).
• Xavier has four players with double-figure scoring averages.
• Xavier, BIG EAST rebound margin leader at +9.9 rpg., is ranked 13th in the nation.
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett, who has scored in double figures in 17 of XU's 18 games, is the BIG EAST Player of the Week.
• Xavier freshman Edmond Sumner is BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for the third time this season.
• Xavier senior James Farr leads XU in rebounding at 8.8 rpg. (3rd in the BIG EAST) including his career-high 19-rebound game at Marquette.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis is first in the BIG EAST and 11th in the nation in free throw pct. at .900.
• Xavier has made more free throws (356) than its opponents have attempts (332).
• Xavier has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of only 11 schools that have at least nine in that stretch.
• Xavier has been to five NCAA Sweet 16s in the last eight years, one of only nine schools with at least five in that stretch.
• Xavier has graduated the last 96 men's basketball players that have played as seniors, including all three seniors from last year's team.