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01/30 03:43 CST DePaul visits Xavier following Carroll's 22-point outing
DePaul visits Xavier following Carroll's 22-point outing
By The Associated Press
DePaul Blue Demons (12-9, 4-6 Big East) at Xavier Musketeers (11-10, 3-7 Big
East)
Cincinnati; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Xavier takes on DePaul after Tre Carroll scored 22 points in
Xavier's 86-68 loss to the Seton Hall Pirates.
The Musketeers have gone 9-4 at home. Xavier is third in the Big East with 24.0
defensive rebounds per game led by Filip Borovicanin averaging 6.2.
The Blue Demons are 4-6 in conference play. DePaul is 6-3 when it wins the
turnover battle and averages 11.4 turnovers per game.
Xavier is shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points
higher than the 42.6% DePaul allows to opponents. DePaul averages 7.7 made
3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 more makes per game than Xavier gives up.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carroll is scoring 18.2 points per game and averaging 5.6
rebounds for the Musketeers. Malik Moore is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
CJ Gunn is scoring 14.3 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists for
the Blue Demons. Layden Blocker is averaging 12.4 points and 2.7 rebounds while
shooting 38.0% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Musketeers: 3-7, averaging 77.6 points, 31.3 rebounds, 18.5
assists, 6.7 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 84.4 points per game.
Blue Demons: 4-6, averaging 67.6 points, 30.6 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.9
steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 71.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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