No. 10 Xavier heads to the Sweet Sixteen after defeating No. 15 Lehigh 70-58 »

No. 10 Xavier heads to the Sweet Sixteen after defeating No. 15 Lehigh 70-58

A career-high effort from Kenny Frease and a record-setting performance by Tu Holloway propelled No. 10 Xavier over No. 15 Lehigh, 70-58, en route to the Sweet Sixteen. This will be Xavier’s fifth time to at least the Sweet Sixteen in nine seasons…

No. 10 Musketeers advance to third round after downing No. 7 Notre Dame 67-63 »

No. 10 Musketeers advance to third round after downing No. 7 Notre Dame 67-63

The No. 10 Xavier Musketeers defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 67-63 in front of a crowd of 16,523 at the Greensboro Coliseum in the Second Round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Senior Tu Holloway and North Carolina-native Dezmine Wells led the Musketeers out of the second round and into the third…

Bona fairy tale continues with Atlantic 10 championship »

Bona fairy tale continues with Atlantic 10 championship

In a season of unforgettable performances, Andrew Nicholson saved his best for the biggest stage to date. Nicholson notched a near triple-double outing as the St. Bonaventure Bonnies defeated the Xavier Musketeers 67-56 thus claiming the Atlantic 10 championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament…

A-10 Final Ticker: St. Bonaventure vs. Xavier »

A-10 Final Ticker: St. Bonaventure vs. Xavier

Xavier leads the series 24-15, including wins in each of the last 11 meetings. Xavier is 2-1 against St. Bonaventure in A-10 Championship play, although they have not met in the A-10 Championship since the first round in2004…

A-10 Semi-Final Ticker: Xavier vs. St. Louis »

A-10 Semi-Final Ticker: Xavier vs. St. Louis

Xavier leads the all-time series 28-14, including a 7-5 advantage in A-10 play. The two teams played the majority of their games in the 1980s when both were members of the Metro Conference/Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC)…

A-10 Quarter-final ticker: Xavier vs. Dayton »

A-10 Quarter-final ticker: Xavier vs. Dayton

Dayton leads the series 84-73, although Xavier has won 12 of the last 16 meetings and 23 of the last 31 meetings in the series. This season the two teams split a pair of games with Xavier winning at Cintas Center (86-83 in overtime on 2-18-12) and Dayton winning at UD Arena (87-72 on 1-21-12)…

Xavier spoils Charlotte 49ers upset effort, 72-63 »

Xavier spoils Charlotte 49ers upset effort, 72-63

Courtesy of Charlotte49ers.com. The Charlotte 49ers battled homestanding Xavier throughout, only to fall down the stretch, 72-63, in the Cintas Center, Saturday in the regular-season finale. The loss leaves the 49ers tied for 11th in the final A-10 standings.  Charlotte will be seeded 12th in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Championship Tournament, with a road game at [...]

Bills dominate second half, subdue Xavier 70-59 »

Bills dominate second half, subdue Xavier 70-59

Saint Louis blitzed Xavier with a 24-3 run to begin the second half, and the Billikens went on to defeat the Musketeers 70-59 Tuesday night in an Atlantic 10 Conference battle at Chaifetz Arena…

Musketeers hang on for 65-57 victory over Spiders »

Musketeers hang on for 65-57 victory over Spiders

Xavier improved to 18-10 overall and 9-6 in the Atlantic 10. The Spiders dropped to 15-15 for the season and 6-9 in the conference. Xavier is now 13-4 in the all-time series against Richmond…

Williams, UMass cruise past Xavier, 80-73 »

Williams, UMass cruise past Xavier, 80-73

Williams had a career night from outside, making 6-of-8 to help UMass (19-8, 8-5 Atlantic 10) snap a two-game losing skid overall and a six-game streak to Xavier. The sophomore standout narrowly missed his third-consecutive 10-assist game…

Insight of the week

Rey: "15 seconds left, tie ball game. If Carolina shoots a three on this last possession, I’m throwing my TV out the window."


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