01-18-2018, 10:56 AM
CINCINNATI â Trevon Bluiett and Kerem Kanter both scored over 20 points each, while leading No. 11/12 Xavier over St. John's on Wednesday night. Ths marks Xavier's 13th win at home this season where they are also undefeated.
Xavier moved to 17-3 for the season and moved to 5-2 in BIG EAST play while St. John's dropped to 10-9 for the season and 0-7 in BIG EAST play.
FIRST HALF
The Musketeers got on board with a technical free-throw and then back-to-back three pointers by J.P. Macura and Trevon Bluiett to make the score 9-5 at the first media timeout.
The Red Storm came out of the break strong by holding Xavier scoreless from the 14:33 mark to the 10:59 mark and going on a 5-0 run, but Xavier regained the lead by going on a 12-8 run to make the score 33-30 at the 3:55 mark. Kerem Kanter scored the first five points of the run for the Musketeers.
The Musketeers outscored the Red Storm, 9-4, to end the half with a lead of 42-34.
Trevon Bluiett led Xavier with 13 points and five rebounds, while Kerem Kanter scored nine points and pulled down five rebounds.
The Musketeers out-rebounded the Red Storm 22-12 and 17 of their rebounds came on the defensive side of the ball.
Xavier shot 44.8 percent from the field and 52.9 percent from behind the arc while holding St. John's to 42.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from behind the arc.
SECOND HALF
The Red Storm came out strong to start off the half by making their first 11 field goals and outscoring the Musketeers, 27-20, to pull within one at the 10:36 mark. J.P. Macura scored eight of the Musketeers 20 points during the first part of the half.
Both teams went basket for basket for the next three minutes, but St. John's outscored Xavier 6-4 to own an advantage of 67-66 at the 7:05 mark.
Xavier went on a 7-0 run sparked by a dunk and a three-pointer by Kaiser Gates to regain a lead of 73-67, which prompted St. John's to call a timeout at the 5:12 mark.
The Musketeers and the Red Storm each scored 15 points in the remaining five minutes of the game with Xavier winning the game, 88-82.
Three players scored in double figures during the half with Kerem Kanter scoring 13 points, J.P. Macura scoring 12 points and Trevon Bluiett scoring 10 points. Kanter also recorded eight rebounds during the half.
Xavier's largest lead of the game came at the 2:57 mark where they led by 12 points.
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Xavier moved to 17-3 for the season and moved to 5-2 in BIG EAST play while St. John's dropped to 10-9 for the season and 0-7 in BIG EAST play.
FIRST HALF
The Musketeers got on board with a technical free-throw and then back-to-back three pointers by J.P. Macura and Trevon Bluiett to make the score 9-5 at the first media timeout.
The Red Storm came out of the break strong by holding Xavier scoreless from the 14:33 mark to the 10:59 mark and going on a 5-0 run, but Xavier regained the lead by going on a 12-8 run to make the score 33-30 at the 3:55 mark. Kerem Kanter scored the first five points of the run for the Musketeers.
The Musketeers outscored the Red Storm, 9-4, to end the half with a lead of 42-34.
Trevon Bluiett led Xavier with 13 points and five rebounds, while Kerem Kanter scored nine points and pulled down five rebounds.
The Musketeers out-rebounded the Red Storm 22-12 and 17 of their rebounds came on the defensive side of the ball.
Xavier shot 44.8 percent from the field and 52.9 percent from behind the arc while holding St. John's to 42.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from behind the arc.
SECOND HALF
The Red Storm came out strong to start off the half by making their first 11 field goals and outscoring the Musketeers, 27-20, to pull within one at the 10:36 mark. J.P. Macura scored eight of the Musketeers 20 points during the first part of the half.
Both teams went basket for basket for the next three minutes, but St. John's outscored Xavier 6-4 to own an advantage of 67-66 at the 7:05 mark.
Xavier went on a 7-0 run sparked by a dunk and a three-pointer by Kaiser Gates to regain a lead of 73-67, which prompted St. John's to call a timeout at the 5:12 mark.
The Musketeers and the Red Storm each scored 15 points in the remaining five minutes of the game with Xavier winning the game, 88-82.
Three players scored in double figures during the half with Kerem Kanter scoring 13 points, J.P. Macura scoring 12 points and Trevon Bluiett scoring 10 points. Kanter also recorded eight rebounds during the half.
Xavier's largest lead of the game came at the 2:57 mark where they led by 12 points.
http://goxavier.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball