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1 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE NO. 7 SEED XAVIER UNIV. MUSKETEERS (21-12, 9-9 BIG EAST) NO. 6 SEED CREIGHTON UNIV. BLUEJAYS (24-8, 10-8 BIG EAST) BIG EAST TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS Friday, March 10, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. ET Madison Square Garden in New York Xavier Media Contact: Tom Eiser, Associate Athletic Director for Communications eiser@xavier.edu, (cell) on Twitter SCHEDULE/RESULTS (21-12, 9-9 BIG EAST) Date Opponent TV Time (EST)/Result NOVEMBER 11 Fri. Lehigh FOX COLLEGE W/ Mon. Buffalo CBSSN W/ Thu. +Missouri ESPNU W/83-82 (OT) 18 Fri. +Clemson ESPNU W/ Sun. +Northern Iowa ESPN2 W/ Sat. Northern Iowa FSN/FS OHIO W/ Tue. North Dakota St. FS1 W/85-55 DECEMBER 3 Sat. at Baylor ESPN2 L/ Wed. at Colorado PAC-12 L/ Sat. Utah FOX-NATIONAL W/ Sat. *Wake Forest FS1 W/ Tue. E. Washington FS1 W/ WED. PROVIDENCE FSN-REGIONAL W/ SAT. AT GEORGETOWN FS1 W/81-76 JANUARY 7 SAT. ST. JOHN S FS1 W/ TUE. AT VILLANOVA FS1 L/ SAT. AT BUTLER FS1 L/ MON. CREIGHTON FS1 L/ SUN. GEORGETOWN CBS W/ Thu. #at Cincinnati ESPN2 L/ SUN. AT ST. JOHN S FS1 W/82-77 FEBRUARY 1 WED. SETON HALL FS1 W/ SAT. AT CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL W/ WED. DEPAUL FS1 W/ SAT. VILLANOVA FOX-NATIONAL L/ WED. AT PROVIDENCE FS1 L/ SAT. AT MARQUETTE CBSSN L/ WED. AT SETON HALL FS1 L/ SUN. BUTLER FS1 L/79-88 MARCH 1 WED. MARQUETTE FS1 L/ SAT. AT DEPAUL FSN-REGIONAL W/ Wed. %DePaul FS1 W/ Thu. %Butler FS1 W/ Fri. %Creighton FS1 9:00 p.m. 11 Sat. %BIG EAST Final FOX-NATIONAL 5:30 p.m. # Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout * Skip Prosser Classic presented by BB&T + Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando, Florida % BIG EAST Tournament (Madison Square Garden) BIG EAST GAMES ALL CAPS Home Games In Bold Times Are Eastern Time TELEVISION AND RADIO Television: FS1 with Gus Johnson (pbp), Jim Jackson (analyst) and Lisa Byington (reporter). Xavier Radio: 55KRC-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). THE X FACTORS... GAME KEYS THAT STAND OUT Xavier has made it to at least the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals in each of its first four years in the league. Xavier is 12-1 this season when it holds the opposition under 70 points, including its win over No. 18 Butler last night. Xavier, 21-12, has secured its fourth straight 20-win season, its 11th in 12 years and 19th in 21 years. Xavier is 2nd in the BIG EAST and No. 21 nationally in rebound margin (+6.6 rpg.). Xavier junior All-America candidate Trevon Bluiett, named First Team All-BIG EAST for the second straight year, has 16 games with 20 points or more this season. Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett is third in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.1 ppg., fourth in 3-point field goals made per game (2.5) and ninth in rebounding at 5.8 rpg. Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is 18th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,482 points. Xavier junior J.P. Macura is second on the team in scoring and 16th in the BIG EAST at 14.3 ppg. He has posted 27 double-figure scoring games. Xavier's J.P. Macura has 980 career points and is 20 points shy of becoming the 53rd member of Xavier's 1,000 Point Club. Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin, who has started 12 straight games at point guard, has averaged 5.3 apg. for those 12 starts. Xavier senior RaShid Gaston ranks third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 59.8 percent and fourth in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.4 rpg. Xavier senior Malcolm Bernard, who has averaged 11.6 ppg. over the last five games, scored 12 points and grabbed an XU career-high 10 rebounds last night. Xavier made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 years in XU is one of only nine schools that can say that. Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the school year. THE XAVIER PLAYERS (* LAST GAME STARTERS) NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES 0 Tyrique Jones (6-9/Fr.) F Back in action vs. Butler after missing vs. DePaul 3 *Quentin Goodin (6-4/Fr.) G assists per game for his 12 straight starts 4 Edmond Sumner (6-6/So.) G Suffered season-ending injury on Jan *Trevon Bluiett (6-6/Jr.) G points in 2nd half both vs. DePaul & Butler 10 Leighton Schrand (6-0/Fr.) G First-year walk-on 11 *Malcolm Bernard (6-6/Sr.^) G Four double-figure scoring games in the last five 12 Cullen Barr (6-7/Sr.) F First-year walk-on 20 Alex Bergen (6-5/Sr.) G Second-year walk-on 21 Tim Stainbrook (6-6/Sr.) F Played a career-high nine minutes at Marquette 22 Kaiser Gates (6-8/So.) F Four starts 24 Conor Peterson (6-6/Fr.) G/F First-year walk-on 35 *RaShid Gaston (6-9/Sr.) F pts. & 17 reb. vs. Creighton on Jan Sean O Mara (6-10/Jr.) F/C points & four rebounds vs. Butler last night 55 *J.P. Macura (6-5/Jr.) G Leads team in steals (1.5 spg.) & FT% (.801) ^ graduate student academically

2 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE 0 Tyrique Jones Freshman Forward Bloomfield, Conn. 3 Quentin Goodin Freshman Guard Campbellsville, Ky. 11 Malcolm Bernard Senior Guard Miami, Fla. 12 Cullen Barr Senior Forward Libertyville, Ill. 20 Alex Bergen Senior Guard Cincinnati, Ohio 35 RaShid Gaston Senior Forward Warren, Ohio Mike Pegues Assistant Coach 5th Year Delaware Conor Peterson Freshman Guard/Forward Libertyville, Ill. Travis Steele Associate Head Coach 9th Year Butler 04 David Fluker Athletic Trainer 14th Year Wilmington 86 Matt Jennings Strength and Conditioning Coach 8th Year North Carolina 96 4 Edmond Sumner Sophomore Guard Detroit, Mich. * Not on active roster 5 Trevon Bluiett Junior Guard Indianapolis, Ind. 10 Leighton Schrand Freshman Guard Villa Hills, Ky. 21 Tim Stainbrook Senior Forward Bay Village, Ohio 22 Kaiser Gates Sophomore Forward Alpharetta, Ga. 54 Sean O Mara Junior Forward/Center Glen Ellyn, Ill. 55 J.P. Macura Junior Guard Lakeville, Minn. Chris Mack Head Coach 8th Year Xavier 92 Luke Murray Assistant Coach 2nd Year Fairfield 07 Mario Mercurio Dir. of Basketball Admin. 13th Year Xavier 03 Jeremy Growe Dir. of Basketball Oper. 8th Year Indiana 09 Ty Sampson Video Coordinator 4th Year Illinois 13 Allen Payne Graduate Program Asst. 2nd Year Auburn 14 Ricardo Johnson Graduate Program Asst. 1st Year Ohio 14

3 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE 2017 XAVIER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL(S) / LAST COLLEGE 0 Tyrique Jones Fr. F Bloomfield, Conn. Vermont Academy 3 Quentin Goodin Fr. G Campbellsville, Ky. Taylor 4 Edmond Sumner % So. G Detroit, Mich. Country Day 5 Trevon Bluiett Jr. G Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor 10 Leighton Schrand * Fr. G Villa Hills, Ky. Holy Cross 11 Malcolm Bernard + # Sr. G Miami, Fla. Middleburg / FAMU 12 Cullen Barr * Sr. F Libertyville, Ill. Carmel Catholic 20 Alex Bergen * Sr. G Cincinnati, Ohio Oak Hills 21 Tim Stainbrook Sr. F Bay Village, Ohio Lakewood St. Edward 22 Kaiser Gates So. F Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis 24 Conor Peterson * Fr. G/F Libertyville, Ill. Libertyville High / Brewster Academy 35 RaShid Gaston + Sr. F Warren, Ohio Warren G. Harding / Norfolk State 54 Sean O Mara Jr. F/C Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy 55 J.P. Macura Jr. G Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North Head Coach: Chris Mack (Xavier 92; eighth season) Associate Head Coach: Travis Steele (Butler 04; ninth season) Assistant Coaches: Luke Murray (Fairfield 07; second season) and Mike Pegues (Delaware 00; fifth season) Director of Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier 03; 13th season) Director of Basketball Operations: Jeremy Growe (Indiana 09; eighth season) Video Coordinator: Ty Sampson (Illinois 13; fourth season) Graduate Program Assistants: Allen Payne (Auburn 14; second season) and Ricardo Johnson (Ohio 14; first season) Associate Head Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington 86; seventh season with current staff and 14th overall) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt Jennings (North Carolina 96; eighth season) Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Men s Basketball Media Contact: Tom Eiser (Xavier 84; 31st season) * - walk-on % - Not on active roster; suffered season-ending knee injury on Jan. 29 at Madison Square Garden + - transfer eligible in season # - graduate student academically XAVIER AND BIG EAST WEB SITES & SOCIAL MEDIA Xavier Postseason Hashtag: #LetsMarch Xavier Athletics website: Xavier Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/xaviermusketeers Xavier Athletics Xavier Athletics Xavier Gameday Xavier Basketball on Twitter & Coach Mack on Eiser on PRONUNCIATIONS Pegues Puh-Geese Trevon Bluiett Tray-vahn Blew-it Macura Mah-cure-uh O Mara Oh-Mare-Uh Kaiser KIE-Zer Tyrique Tie-REEK Quentin KWEN-tin RaShid Rah-SHEED

4 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE THE XAVIER-CREIGHTON SERIES: Xavier leads the series The two teams split the two regular season meetings with the visiting team winning both games. Creighton won the only previous meeting in BIG EAST Tournament action, defeating XU in the 2014 semifinals. THIS SEASON'S MEETING IN OMAHA: Xavier recorded an come-from-behind victory at then-no. 22 Creighton on Feb. 4. XU trailed by as many as 11 points and still trailed by nine, 59-50, with a little more than 13 minutes left. Back-to-back 3-pointers by junior Trevon Bluiett gave Xavier the lead for good, turning a deficit into a lead with 2:55 left. Bluiett tied for team-high scoring honors with freshman Tyrique Jones, who hit all eight of his shots for a career-high 16 points. Freshman Quentin Goodin chipped in 15 points (on a career-high four 3-pointers), five assists and a career-high five steals. THIS SEASON'S MEETING AT CINTAS CENTER: Xavier suffered a loss to then-no. 7 Creighton on Jan. 16 at Cintas Center. Xavier erased an 11-point secondhalf deficit to take the lead at with a minute left but couldn't close out the win. Junior Trevon Bluiett led Xavier with 17 points and six rebounds, while senior RaShid Gaston had 12 points to go with a game-high and career-high 17 rebounds. JESUIT SPOTLIGHT GAME: The nationwide Jesuit Basketball Spotlight (JBS) project uses Jesuit basketball to raise awareness of Jesuit education. Xavier is one of the 28 Jesuit schools, as are fellow BIG EAST Conference members Creighton, Georgetown and Marquette. The nationwide Jesuit Basketball Spotlight project highlights games between men s and women s teams from the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities across the U.S. XAVIER IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: Xavier has compiled a 6-3 combined record in BIG EAST Championship play, including the win over Butler on Thursday and the win over DePaul on Wednesday. XU is 1-0 in the first round, 4-0 in the quarterfinals, 1-2 in the semifinals and 0-1 in the championship game. Xavier's best finish in its three previous BIG EAST Tournament appearances was a trip to the 2015 championship game. LAST YEAR AT THE BIG EAST TOURNA- MENT: Xavier defeated Marquette (90-72) in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual champion Seton Hall (87-83) in the semifinals. BLUIETT IN BIG EAST TOURNAMENT ACTION: Xavier's Trevon Bluiett, who led Xavier in last night's win over Butler with 23 points (17 in the second half) and vs. DePaul on Wednesday with 17 points (all in the second half), is averaging 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game in the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament. Bluiett was named to the 2016 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.5 points and 3.5 rebounds for XU's two games. For his career in BIG EAST Tournament play, Bluiett has averaged 14.4 ppg. and 4.3 rpg. for his seven career games in this event. XAVIER'S SUCCESS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: Xavier is 17-8 all-time at Madison Square Garden, including an win over St. John's on Jan. 29 and the two BIG EAST Tournament wins this week. Since joining the BIG EAST, the Musketeers have played nine games at Madison Square Garden for the BIG EAST Tournament. XU holds a 6-3 record at MSG during the BIG EAST Tournament. XAVIER'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT MSG: Xavier won its first National Championship in Madison Square Garden. XU won the 1958 National Invitation Tournament Championship with a overtime victory over Dayton at MSG on March 22, The championship, which marked the first major basketball national championship by any Ohio college or university, came at a time when the NIT was equal to or, according to many, more prestigious than the NCAA Tournament. FOR THE RECORD (CREIGHTON): Creighton, 24-8 overall and 10-8 in the BIG EAST, is the No. 6 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Bluejays advanced to the semifinals with a win over Providence last night. FOR THE RECORD (XAVIER): Xavier, overall and 9-9 in the BIG EAST Conference regular season, is the No. 7 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Musketeers are coming off a win over No. 18 Butler, the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. Xavier trailed by seven points, 49-42, with under eight minutes left. Junior Trevon Bluiett led the comeback with 17 of his game-high 23 points coming in the second half, including the jumper with 17 seconds left that gave XU the lead for good at Senior Malcolm Bernard contributed 12 points, a Xavier career-high 10 rebounds and a Xavier career-high tying four assists. XU is now 4-0 all-time in BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinal action. FIRST ROUND SUCCESS: Xavier defeated DePaul in the first round on Wednesday night, Xavier's first-ever first round game in BIG EAST Tournament play. XU trailed by as many as six points in the first half but trailed by only a point, 31-30, at halftime after junior J.P. Macura connected on a deep 3-pointer before the buzzer. Xavier controlled the second half behind 17 second-half points from junior Trevon Bluiett, who was held scoreless in the first half. Bluiett also finished with a team-high nine rebounds. Macura and freshman Quentin Goodin added 13 points each. SEEING 20-20: Xavier, 21-12, has secured its fourth straight 20-win season, its 11th in 12 years and 19th in 21 years. CLOSE CALLS: Xavier has compiled a 5-1 record in games decided by four points or less, including over Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and at Creighton on Feb. 4. Xavier's other close wins include Wake Forest, 69-65, on Dec. 17. The only loss in a game decided by 1-4 points was at Colorado, on Dec. 7. Xavier had only two of its 34 games last season decided by four points or less, the last-second loss to Wisconsin in the 2016 NCAA Second Round and the loss to Seton Hall in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals. In fact, XU had only one of its 30 regular season games last season decided by less than seven points, the win over Creighton at Cintas Center (3-5-16). BOARD CHAIRMEN: Xavier is second in the BIG EAST Conference and 21st in the nation in rebound margin (+6.6 rpg.). XU has outrebounded 26 of its 33 opponents this season, including (22-5 in offensive rebounds) vs. Villanova on Feb. 11. The rebounding numbers also include a advantage on Dec. 3 at Baylor with an 18-8 offensive rebounding edge. Senior RaShid Gaston leads Xavier in rebounding at 6.4 rpg. (fourth in the BIG EAST) and offensive rebounding at 2.7 per game (second in the BIG EAST) in 19.8 minutes per game. Gaston grabbed a game-high and career-high 17 rebounds vs. Creighton on Jan. 16, which included nine offensive rebounds. Junior Trevon Bluiett is second on the team at 5.8 rpg. (ninth in the BIG EAST). FOUR GUYS HAVE SIGNED THE BUBBLE: When a Musketeer grabs a double-figure rebound total he is asked to sign the rebounding bubble, the device that sits over the rim for rebounding drills in practice. Senior Malcolm Bernard was the latest to sign when he grabbed a Xavier career-high 10 rebounds in the quarterfinal win over

5 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE Butler. Sophomore Kaiser Gates signed it on Feb. 8 after grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds vs. DePaul. Senior RaShid Gaston has signed seven times, including for his career-high 17 rebounds vs. Creighton on Jan. 16 (nine offensive rebounds). Gaston had 10 rebounds vs. Missouri on Nov. 17, 11 rebounds at Colorado on Dec. 7 and 14 vs. Utah on Dec. 10. Junior Trevon Bluiett has signed it three times, including after a game-high 10-rebound effort vs. St. John's on Jan. 29 and a game-high 10 rebounds to go with a game-high 24 points at DePaul on March 4. Bluiett had 11 rebounds vs. Lehigh on Nov. 11, while freshman Tyrique Jones had 11 vs. Buffalo on Nov. 14. DOUBLE-DOUBLE VISION: Senior RaShid Gaston leads Xavier in double-doubles with seven, including four in BIG EAST games. That list includes 10 rebounds to go with a Xavier career-high 23 points vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and 14 rebounds to go with 19 points at Providence on Feb. 15 and 12 points and 10 rebounds at Marquette on Feb. 18. BIG MINUTES FOR MUSKETEER DUO: Junior Trevon Bluiett is first in the BIG EAST in minutes played at 34.8 mpg. and junior J.P. Macura is fifth at 33.2 mpg. Bluiett missed most of the Villanova game on Feb. 11 and all of the Providence (Feb. 15) and Marquette (Feb. 18) games due to an ankle injury. BLUIETT IS IN THE TOP 20 ON THE XAVIER ALL-TIME SCORING LIST: Junior guard Trevon Bluiett, who scored a career-high 40 points at Cincinnati on Jan. 26, had 24 points on Feb. 1 vs. Seton Hall. Bluiett has moved up to 18th place on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,482 points. Bluiett became the 52nd member of XU's 1,000 Point Club in the UNI game on Nov. 20. Next on the list is 17th-place Gary Lumpkin (1,507 points from ). BLUIETT NAMED TO FINAL 10 CANDI- DATES FOR JULIUS ERVING AWARD: Junior Trevon Bluiett has been named by The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as one of the 10 watch list finalists for the 2017 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award for a second straight year. Named after Hall of Famer and 11- time NBA All-Star Julius Erving, the annual honor in its third year recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates in October, which has now been narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Erving and the Hall of Fame s selection committee for the 2017 XAVIER CAREER SCORING LEADERS PLACE PLAYER (YR) CAREER PTS. 1. Byron Larkin ( ) 2, David West ( ) 2, Romain Sato ( ) 2, Tyrone Hill ( ) 2, Lenny Brown ( ) 1, Tu Holloway ( ) 1, Anthony Hicks ( ) 1, Jamie Gladden ( ) 1, Steve Thomas ( ) 1, Brian Grant ( ) 1, Nick Daniels ( ) 1, Bob Quick ( ) 1, Stanley Burrell ( ) 1, Stan Kimbrough ( ) 1, Darnell Williams ( ) 1, Lionel Chalmers ( ) 1, Gary Lumpkin ( ) 1, Trevon Bluiett (2014-present) 1, James Posey ( ) 1, Justin Doellman ( ) 1, Jeff Jenkins ( ) 1, Joe Viviano ( ) 1, Jamal Walker ( ) 1, Jack Thobe ( ) 1, Derek Strong ( ) 1, Dave Piontek ( ) 1, Jerry Helmers ( ) 1, Josh Duncan ( ) 1, Mark Lyons ( ) 1, Justin Cage ( ) 1, Michael Davenport ( ) 1, Hank Stein ( ) 1, Maurice McAfee ( ) 1, Dexter Bailey ( ) 1, Gene Smith ( ) 1,109 Richie Harris ( ) 1, B.J. Raymond ( ) 1, Kenny Frease ( ) 1, Kevin Frey ( ) 1, Derrick Brown ( ) 1,096 Huck Budde ( ) 1, Bill Kirvin ( ) 1,088 Jim Boothe ( ) 1, Bob Pelkington ( ) 1, Joe Geiger ( ) 1,073 Aaron Williams ( ) 1, Victor Fleming ( ) 1, Gary Massa ( ) 1, Mike Plunkett ( ) 1, Semaj Christon ( ) 1, Michael Hawkins ( ) 1, T.J. Johnson ( ) 1,021 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. The winner of the 2017 Julius Erving Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in April. BIG EAST HONORS... SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST: Junior Trevon Bluiett was named First Team All-BIG EAST by the league coaches for a second straight year. Bluiett, who was named to the final BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll of the season as well, was named on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times this season. Bluiett has earned Player of the Week honors four times in his career, including twice this season. He earned BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 6 after averaging 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in addition to scoring decisive baskets in Xavier victories over Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and at then-no. 22 Creighton on Feb. 4. Bluiett also won the award on Jan. 30 for his efforts in road games at Cincinnati on Jan. 26 and at St. John s on Jan. 29. Bluiett scored a career high 40 points at Cincinnati on Jan. 26, XU s first 40-point game since 2003 National Player of the Year David West had 47 in a win over Dayton at Cintas Center in MORE BLUIETT HONORS: Junior guard Trevon Bluiett is on the Lute Olson Award Watch List (collegeinsider.com). The Lute Olson Award is presented to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons. BLUIETT IS IN THE TOP 10 IN THE BIG EAST IN SCORING AND REBOUNDING: Junior guard Trevon Bluiett, a two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection, is third in the BIG EAST Conference in scoring at 18.1 ppg., including his 40-point game at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. Bluiett is second on the team in rebounding (ninth in the BIG EAST at 5.8 rpg). Bluiett posted career highs for points (40), field goals made (12-of-15) and 3-pointers made (a school-record tying 9-of-11) at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. It marked XU's first 40-point game since 2003 National Player of the Year David West had 47 in a win over Dayton at Cintas Center on Feb. 8, BLUIETT'S VISION: Junior Trevon Bluiett has posted a team-high point+ games this season, including his game-high 23-point game last night vs. Butler. Bluiett had a game-high 24 points to go with a game-high 10 rebounds at DePaul on March 4 and a team-high 21 points vs. Butler on Feb. 26. Bluiett had a team-high 24 points vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 1, a team-high 21 points vs. St. John's on Jan. 29 and a career-high 40 points at Cincinnati on Jan. 26.

6 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE TWO TIMES 20: Speaking of 20-point games, Xavier had two players score 20+ points at Georgetown on Dec. 31 with sophomore Edmond Sumner (28) and junior J.P. Macura (23) and two more vs. Georgetown on Jan. 22 with Macura (20) and junior Trevon Bluiett (24), marking the fourth time this season that has happened for Xavier. XU also had two 20-point scorers vs. Clemson on Nov. 18 with Macura (28) and junior Trevon Bluiett (21). Bluiett had 25 and Sumner had 24 vs. Lehigh on Nov. 11. Last season XU only had one game with two 20-point scorers. TREY-VON: Junior Trevon Bluiett is ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals made at 2.5 per game, including six each at Colorado on Dec. 7 and at Baylor on Dec. 3 and a career-high and schoolrecord tying nine at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. Romain Sato set the school record with nine vs. Rhode Island ( ). MACURA IS CLOSING IN ON 1,000 POINTS: Junior J.P. Macura, who posted a 20-point game vs. Marquette on March 1 and a 13-point game in the win over DePaul on Wednesday night, has scored 980 career points and is just 20 points shy of becoming the 53rd member of the XU 1,000 Point Club. MACURA MADE A BIG JUMP FROM HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR: Junior J.P. Macura, projected by CBS Sports to be one of the nation's top 20 breakout players before this season, has averaged 14.3 points per game (second on the team and 16th in the BIG EAST Conference) and has 27 double-figure scoring games this season. Macura posted a team-high 22-point game at Seton Hall on Feb. 22, a 23-point game at Georgetown on Dec. 31 and a 20-point game vs. Georgetown on Jan. 22. He leads the team in steals per game at 1.5 spg. (ninth in the BIG EAST), while standing second on the team among active players in assists at 2.8 per game, including a career-high seven vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and six in Wednesday night's win over DePaul. Macura leads the team and is seventh in the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting at 80.1 percent, including a streak of 20 straight free throws made to start the season. Macura averaged a teamhigh 19.0 ppg. for Xavier's three games in the Tire Pros Invitational, including a career-high 28 points on the strength of a career-high six 3-pointers to go with five assists and three steals in the win over Clemson on Nov. 18. Macura, who was named to the Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament Team, was the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award winner and averaged 9.4 ppg. STARTING NEW: Junior J.P. Macura, the BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year, has started each of the first 33 games (the only Musketeer to have started all 33 games). He started four last season. Firstyear senior Malcolm Bernard has started 30 games. Junior Sean O'Mara started the first eight games (first collegiate starts), senior RaShid Gaston has started 17 times, while freshman Tyrique Jones has made his first collegiate starts in nine of the last 13 games. The only two returning starters were junior Trevon Bluiett and sophomore Edmond Sumner, although Sumner has now been lost for the rest of this season and Bluiett missed two games and the majority of a third game recently with an injury. Freshman Quentin Goodin made his 13th collegiate start (12th straight) vs. Butler last night and sophomore Kaiser Gates has made four starts this season. GATES BECOMING A MAJOR FACTOR: Sophomore forward Kaiser Gates, who has averaged 6.2 ppg. and 5.3 rpg. over the last 13 games, had 11 points and seven rebounds at Marquette on Feb. 18. Gates grabbed a career-high and gamehigh 10 rebounds in the win over DePaul on Feb. 8. Gates scored 13 points on the strength of 3-of-4 3-point shooting to go with a team-high eight rebounds vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and had nine rebounds at Creighton on Feb. 4. Gates hit 6-of-8 from the field, including tying his career high with 4-of-6 3-pointers, on his way to a career-high 17 points in the St. John's win on Jan. 7. Gates grabbed nine rebounds vs. St. John's on Jan. 29 at MSG. Gates came up big on Dec. 20 vs. Eastern Washington, connecting on a career-high four 3-pointers on his way to 12 points. Gates, who made his first collegiate start at Cincinnati on Jan. 26, underwent a preseason scope procedure on his left knee and missed the first five games. Gates has started four games. GOODIN STARTING WELL: Freshman guard Quentin Goodin, who has started the last 12 games at point guard, was tied for fourth in the BIG EAST Conference in assists for league games at 3.8 apg. and was second in the BIG EAST in assist/ turnover ratio for league games at 2.2. Goodin has averaged 5.3 assists for the last 12 games (12 straight starts), including a career-high tying eight at Seton Hall on Feb. 22 and on Feb. 18 at Marquette. His assist/turnover ratio for all games (1.9) ranks fifth in the BIG EAST. Goodin contributed 11 points, seven assists and six rebounds vs. Butler on Feb. 26. Goodin had 15 points, five assists and a careerhigh five steals at Creighton on Feb. 4 and dished off a career-high eight assists in the Feb. 8 win over DePaul. He had seven assists in the Feb. 1 Seton Hall win. Goodin scored a career-high 16 points to go with two assists in the win over St. John's on Jan. 29. Goodin contributed seven points and six assists with only one turnover in 15 minutes at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. Goodin has averaged 35.3 minutes over the last 12 games (12 straight starts), including a career-high 40 vs. Villanova on Feb. 11. BIG EAST HONORS FOR BIG MAN GASTON: Senior forward RaShid Gaston earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 13 after averaging 18.5 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. for two games, while shooting 76.2 percent from the field. Gaston had an XU career-high 23 points on shooting vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and completed his fifth double-double of the season with 10 rebounds. GASTON HAS BEEN A FORCE ON THE BOARDS... PASSED 1,000 CAREER POINTS: Senior forward RaShid Gaston, who transferred to Xavier from Norfolk State, has averaged 10.7 ppg. and 6.7 rpg. over the last nine games, while shooting 70.9 percent from the field. Gaston is third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 59.8 percent, including hitting 8-of-10 at Providence on Feb. 15 on his way to game highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds, while scoring a Xavier career-high 23 points on Feb. 11 vs. Villanova on 10-of-13 shooting from the field to go with 10 rebounds. Gaston leads the team and is fourth in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.4 rpg. and also leads the team in offensive rebounding at 2.7 per game (second in the BIG EAST). Gaston grabbed a game-high and career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points vs. Creighton on Jan. 16, an effort which included an XU career-high nine offensive rebounds. Gaston, who has posted a team-high seven double-doubles in scoring-rebounding this season, contributed back-to-back double-doubles with a 14 rebounds to go with 11 points in the Utah win on Dec. 10 and 14 points to go with 11 rebounds, while hitting 7-of-8 shots from the field, on Dec. 7 at Colorado. Gaston, who scored 14 points in the Wake Forest win on Dec. 17, scored 12 points, had a game-high tying 10 rebounds and blocked four shots on Nov. 17 vs. Missouri. Gaston has scored 1,177 collegiate points, including three seasons at Norfolk State. JONES MAKING HIS PRESENCE FELT: Freshman big man Tyrique Jones, who sat out Wednesday's game due to injury but returned to action on Thursday, has started nine of the last 13 games. Jones is ranked second on the team in offensive rebounding at 1.7 rpg., which ranks 10th in the BIG

7 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE EAST despite logging 10.9 minutes per game. Jones, who had a 13-point game at Marquette on 6-of-8 shooting, has hit 31 of his last 43 shots from the field (72.1 percent). Jones hit 8-8 from the field at Creighton on Feb. 4 for a career-high 16 points against heralded Bluejay big man Justin Patton. Jones grabbed six rebounds in 16 minutes in his first collegiate start vs. St. John's Jan. 29. He had six points, five rebounds and an assist in 12 minutes off the bench at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. Jones grabbed a game-high and career-high 11 rebounds vs. Buffalo on Nov. 14. Jones contributed 10 points vs. St. John's on Jan. 7 to go with five rebounds and two blocks. JONES ENJOYED A PERFECT SHOOTING DAY AT CREIGHTON: Freshman Tyrique Jones hit 8-8 from the field at Creighton on Feb. 4 for a career-high 16 points. His 8-8 effort equaled the best field goal percentage effort by a Musketeer in over 20 years. The last time someone did better was then junior Torraye Braggs, who hit 9-9 vs. Western Kentucky on Nov. 23, 1996, (before Tyrique was born). Jones is the only player on the list below that is not a junior or senior. Over the Last 25 years --- Best XU single-game field goal percentage efforts: Torraye Braggs Jr. 9-9 Western Kentucky Larry Sykes Jr. 9-9 Miami (Ohio) Tyrique Jones Fr. 8-8 at Creighton Josh Duncan Sr. 8-8 at Rhode Island Justin Cage Sr. 8-8 Ohio State (NCAA) Brian Thornton Sr. 8-8 Eastern Illinois SUMNER ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: Xavier team doctor Dr. Robert Burger confirmed on Jan.30 that sophomore guard Edmond Sumner, a preseason First Team All-BIG EAST selection by the league coaches, suffered a season-ending torn ACL injury in his left knee in Xavier s game vs. St. John s on Jan. 29 at Madison Square Garden. Sumner had successful surgery on March 1. SUMNER STOOD OUT: Sophomore Edmond Sumner, a preseason First Team All-BIG EAST selection by the league coaches, led Xavier in assists at 5.0 apg. Sumner dished off a career-high tying nine assists with zero turnovers vs. Eastern Washington on Dec. 20. Sumner was second on the team in scoring at 15.0 ppg., including a team-high 16.9 ppg. in BIG EAST play. He was also second on the team in steals at 1.3 spg. Sumner scored all of his game-high 22 points in the second half at Butler on Jan. 14, his fourth 20-point game of the season. Sumner had a careerhigh 28 points with eight rebounds and six assists in the Georgetwon win on Dec. 31. BERNARD HAS BEEN RECORDING CAREER EFFORTS: Senior guard Malcolm Bernard, a graduate student who played last season at FAMU, contributed 12 points, a Xavier career-high 10 rebounds and a Xavier career-high tying four assists in last night's Butler win. Bernard scored an XU career-high tying 13 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals at DePaul on March 4. It marked his third straight game with 13 points. Bernard posted a career-high tying 13 points and a career-high tying three steals and four rebounds vs. Butler on Feb. 26 and followed that up with a career-high tying 13 points to go with five rebounds vs. Marquette on March 1. Bernard has posted nine double-figure scoring games as a Musketeer, including four of the last five games. Bernard had 12 points in the win over Georgetown on Jan. 22 and 10 points with a career-high tying eight rebounds at Butler on Jan. 14. Bernard, who has started 30 of the first 33 games, contributed 10 points in the St. John's win on Jan. 7 on 4-of-4 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers. Bernard posted a 10-point effort vs. Eastern Washington on Dec. 20, contributed seven points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals to the Providence win on Dec. 28 and nine points, including two big 3-pointers, in the win at Georgetown on Dec. 31. He had a 10-point, eight-rebound, three-assist and three-steal game vs. North Dakota State on Nov. 29. He contributed six points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals vs. Missouri on Nov. 17, including a game-saving block with two seconds left in overtime that led to XU's game-winning possession. He had nine points and seven rebounds vs. Clemson on Nov. 18. O'MARA POSTED A CAREER EFFORT AT MARQUETTE: Junior Sean O'Mara came up big off the bench with 10 points and four rebounds in the Butler win last night. O'Mara scored a career-high and teamhigh 14 points on Feb. 18 at Marquette to go with five rebounds and a career-high three blocks. O'Mara has played in all 33 games this season, starting eight times and recording seven double-figure scoring games. O'Mara came up big in the Feb. 1 win over Seton Hall with 11 points and five rebounds in 14 minutes of action. O'Mara, who scored 12 points vs. North Dakota State on Nov. 29, came up big with a career-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go with five rebounds vs. Missouri on Nov. 17. O'Mara, who is shooting 59.0 percent (72-of-122) for the season, hit all three of his shots on his way to eight points in 13 minutes vs. Providence on Dec. 28 and hit all three of his shots at Villanova on Jan. 10. CHRIS MACK IS XAVIER'S FIRST-EVER NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR... SECOND ON XU S ALL-TIME WINS LIST: Head coach Chris Mack was selected as the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Henry Iba Award winner as National Coach of the Year and the CBS Sports and Basketball Times Magazine National Coach of the Year in addition to being runner up for Associated Press National Coach of the Year. Mack, who is in his eighth season at the helm, has recorded a (.673) mark so far, which is good for second on Xavier s all-time wins list. Mack has more NCAA Tournament wins (7) than any Xavier head coach in program history. He trails only Pete Gillen (202 wins in nine seasons from ) in overall wins. Mack played under Gillen at XU. Mack led Xavier to the NCAA Tournament six times in his first seven seasons. He is the first XU head coach to lead XU to three Sweet 16s (2010, 2012 and 2015). CONSISTENT CONFERENCE SUCCESS: Xavier, 9-9 in the BIG EAST regular season, has recorded 35 straight seasons at.500 or better in conference play (MCC, Atlantic 10 and BIG EAST). No other school in NCAA Division I had an active streak of more than 30 years: The top five include Xavier (35), Murray State (30), Kansas (28), Kentucky (28) and Gonzaga (26). XAVIER SUCCESS IN REGULAR TOURNA- MENTS: Xavier defeated Missouri (83-82 in overtime), Clemson (83-77) and Northern Iowa (67-59) to capture the championship of the 2016 Tire Pros Invitational Nov in Orlando, Fla. Junior Trevon Bluiett was named Tournament MVP and junior teammate J.P. Macura joined him on the All-Tournament Team. XU has now won four regular season tournament championships in 10 years. XAVIER WIN OVER CLEMSON INCLUDED A CAREER GAME FROM J.P. MACURA: Junior J.P. Macura had a career-high 28 points on the strength of a career-high six 3-pointers to go with five assists and three steals in Xavier's win over Clemson on Nov. 18. His 23-point first-half led XU to a halftime lead and broke his previous career high for a game, 20 points. XAVIER WIN OVER MISSOURI WAS A RARE XU OVERTIME TILT: Xavier recorded an overtime win over Missouri on Nov. 17, XU's first overtime game since the 2015 BIG EAST Tournament (67-61 win over Butler on at Madison Square Garden).

8 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE BIG EAST IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: The BIG EAST Conference earned 15 NCAA Tournament berths in its first three years in the current 10-team configuration, including five in 2016, six in 2015 and four in Eight of the 10 schools in the BIG EAST have earned at least one NCAA berth in the past three seasons: Xavier (3), Villanova (3), Providence (3), Butler (2), Seton Hall (1), Georgetown (1), St. John s (1) and Creighton (1). ELITE NCAA TOURNAMENT COMPANY: Xavier has made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments and 14 of the last 16. Only nine schools have been to at least 10 NCAA Tournaments in the last 11 years: Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, Michigan State and Wisconsin are at 11, while Xavier, Texas, North Carolina and Villanova are at 10. XAVIER... POSTSEASON REGULAR SINCE 1983: Xavier made its 29th postseason appearance in the last 34 years ( ) in That span includes 25 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 10 of the last 11 and 14 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments. XU only made the NCAA Tournament field one time (1961) before the season. XAVIER IN THE PROS: Xavier has 23 former players playing professional basketball, including David West (Golden State Warriors), Semaj Christon (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Jordan Crawford (New Orleans Pelicans) in the NBA. All three of last year's scholarship seniors are playing overseas: Remy Abell (Finland), James Farr (Hungary) and Jalen Reynolds (Italy). XU has 20 former players playing professional basketball overseas. ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP RECRUITING CLASSES: Xavier s impressive five-member 2017 recruiting class has been ranked in the top 10 in the nation by Scout.com, 247sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com. * Elias Harden, a 6-5 guard from Pebblebrook High in Mableton, Ga. * Kentrevious Jones, a 6-10 center from Westside High School in Macon, Ga. * Naji Marshall, a 6-6 forward from Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. * Jared Ridder, a 6-7 forward from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Mo. * Paul Scruggs, a 6-3 guard from Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif., who played as a junior at Southport High School in Indianapolis. GRADUATION STREAK HITS AND COUNTING: Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the year. All four of last year's seniors earned their degrees: Remy Abell, Kevin Coker, James Farr and Jalen Reynolds.

9 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE THE XAVIER WINNING TRADITION Atlantic 10, MCC or BIG EAST NCAA (seed) or NIT Home Attendance Avg. Year Record Conference Record (Finish) Postseason (Sell-outs/Home Games) ,282 (12/16) (Second in BIG EAST) NCAA Second Round (#2 seed) 10,281 (11/16) (Sixth in BIG EAST) NCAA Sweet 16 (#6 seed) 9,998 (9/16) (Begin BIG EAST) (T-Third in BIG EAST) NCAA Tournament (#12 seed) 9,890 (7/17) (T-Sixth in Atlantic 10) 9,781 (1/15) (T-Third in Atlantic 10) NCAA Sweet 16 (#10 seed) 10,155 (10/16) (First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Second Round (#6 seed) 10,098 (9/15) (T-First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Sweet 16 (#6 seed) 10,123 (7/15) (First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Sweet 16 (#4 seed) 10,097 (11/15) (First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Elite Eight (#3 seed) 10,008 (9/17) (T-First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Second Round (#9 seed) 9,910 (5/15) (T-Seventh in Atlantic 10)* NCAA Tournament (#14 seed) 9,775 (4/15) (T-Second in Atlantic 10 West) 10,027 (7/16) (T-Third in Atlantic 10 West)* NCAA Elite Eight (#7 seed) 9,902 (8/16) (First in Atlantic 10 West) NCAA Second Round (#3 seed) 10,181 (14/15) (First in Atlantic 10 West)* NCAA Second Round (#7 seed) 10,224 (13/14) (T-Second in Atlantic 10) NCAA Tournament (#11 seed) 10,072 (12/14) (T-Second in Atlantic 10 West) NIT Second Round 9,072 (4/15) (Second in Atlantic 10 West) NIT Third Place 9,540 (6/16) (T-First in Atlantic 10 West)* NCAA Tournament (#6 seed) 9,924 (10/14) (First in Atlantic 10 West) NCAA Second Round (#7 seed) 9,436 (5/14) (Begin Atlantic 10) (Third in Atlantic 10 West) 8,871 (5/14) (First in MCC) NCAA Tournament (#11 seed) 8,201 (2/14) (First in MCC) NIT Quarterfinals 6,943 (1/16) (T-First in MCC) NCAA Second Round (#9 seed) 7,236 (1/13) (T-Second in MCC) 8,296 (1/14) (First in MCC)* NCAA Second Round (#14 seed) 6,812 (1/15) (First in MCC) NCAA Sweet 16 (#6 seed) 7,757 (2/14) (Third in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#14 seed) 4,411 (0/15) (First in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#11 seed) 5,853 (1/15) (T-Third in MCC)* NCAA Second Round (#13 seed) 3,213 (0/15) (First in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#12 seed) 5,171 (1/14) (Fifth in MCC) 4,644 (0/13) (Third in MCC) NIT Quarterfinals 4,788 (0/15) (T-Second in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#12 seed) 3,002 (0/15) (Seventh in MCC) 2,861 (0/15) (First in MCC) 2,782 (1/14) (Begin MCC) (Sixth in MCC) 3,769 (0/12) 38-Year Totals (.680) # (.694) Conf. Regular Season 25 NCAA Tournaments/4 NIT * Won Conference Tournament Championship #These 38 years include (.583) BIG EAST, (.726) Atlantic 10 and (.688) MCC records. + Xavier won or shared 16 regular season conference championships over its 34 years in the Atlantic 10 and MCC (nine A-10 and seven MCC), while winning 10 conference tournament championships (four A-10 and six MCC). XU was in the MCC 16 years ( ) and the A years ( ). + Xavier has made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournament fields and 14 of the last Xavier has made 29 postseason appearances in the last 34 years, including 25 NCAA Tournament berths during that time. XU only made the NCAA Tournament field one time (1961) before the season. + Xavier has recorded 20-win seasons in 11 of the last 12 years and 19 of the last 21 years. XU was a school record 30-7 for the season.

10 2017 POSTSEASON GUIDE XAVIER RECORDS BREAKDOWN Leading at the half: 13-6 Trailing at the half: 7-6 Tied at the half: 1-0 In Overtime: 1-0 XU Shooting 50% or better: 7-0 XU Shooting between % 13-7 XU Shooting less than 40%: 1-5 Opponents shoot 50% or better: 4-5 Opponents shoot less than 50%: 17-7 XU outrebounds its opponent: 18-8 Opponent outrebounds XU: 3-3 Teams are tied in rebounds: 0-1 XU Scoring 50 points or less: 0-0 XU Scoring points: 0-2 XU Scoring points: 4-6 XU Scoring points: 5-3 XU Scoring points: 11-1 XU Scoring points: 1-0 XU Scoring 100 or more points: 0-0 Allowing 50 points or less: 1-0 Allowing points: 6-0 Allowing points: 5-1 Allowing points: 5-6 Allowing points: 4-4 Allowing 90 points or more: 0-1 Game is decided by 1-4 points: 5-1 Game is decided by 5-10 points: 6-5 Game is decided by points: 5-4 Game is decided by 21 points or more: 5-2 Playing at night: 13-7 Playing in the morning or afternoon: 8-5 Trevon Bluiett leads team in scoring: 15-5 Edmond Sumner leads team in scoring: 2-2 J.P. Macura leads team in scoring: 5-2 RaShid Gaston leads team in scoring: 0-2 Sean O'Mara leads team in scoring: 0-1 Tyrique Jones leads team in scoring: 1-0 One player scores in double figures 0-0 Two players score in double figures: 3-5 Three players score in double figures: 4-3 Four players score in double figures: 11-4 Five players score in double figures: 2-0 Six players score in double figures: 1-0 Seven players score in double figures: 0-0 In November: 7-0 In December: 5-2 In January: 3-4 In February: 3-5 In March: 3-1 On Sunday: 3-1 On Monday 1-1 On Tuesday: 2-1 On Wednesday: 4-4 On Thursday: 2-1 On Friday: 2-0 On Saturday: 7-4 Double-Figure Scoring Games (113): Bluiett (28), Macura (27), Sumner (19), Gaston (11), Bernard (9), O Mara (7), Goodin (5), Gates (4), Jones (3) Double-Figure Rebounding Games (13): Gaston (7), Bluiett (3), Jones (1), Gates (1), Bernard (1) 20-Point (20-29) Scoring Games (25): Bluiett (15), Macura (5), Sumner (4), Gaston (1) 30-Point (30-39) Scoring Games (0): 40-Point (40-49) Scoring Games (1): Bluiett (1) Double-Doubles/Pts.-Reb. (11): Gaston (7), Bluiett (3), Bernard (1) THE LAST TIME... Xavier scored points: Marquette 95, Xavier 84 at CC (3-1-17) Opponent scored points: Butler 88, XU 79 at CC ( ) Xavier scored points: XU 97, St. John's 82 at CC (1-7-17) Opponent scored points: Marquette 95, Xavier 84 at CC (3-1-17) Xavier scored 100 points or more: XU 117, Fairleigh Dickinson 75 at CC ( ) Opponent scored 100 points or more: Kansas State 101, XU 96 in 2OT in NCAA Trn. ( ) Xavier scored 60 points or less: Villanova 73, XU 57 at CC ( ) Opponent scored 60 points or less: XU 62, Butler 57 at Madison Square Garden (3-9-17) Xavier scored 50 points or less: Tennessee 64, XU 49 at Battle 4 Atlantis ( ) Opponent scored 50 points or less: XU 64, Northern Iowa 42 at CC ( ) Xavier scored 40 points or less: Temple 59, XU 40 at TU ( ) Opponent scored 40 points or less: XU 65, Delaware State 33 at CC ( ) Xavier won by points: XU 75, DePaul 64 at Madison Square Garden (3-8-17) Opponent won by points: Marquette 95, Xavier 84 at CC (3-1-17) Xavier won by points: XU 82, Providence 56 at CC ( ) Opponent won by points: Marquette 83, XU 61 at MU ( ) Xavier won by 30 points or more: XU 85, NDSU 55 at CC ( ) Opponent won by 30 points or more: Villanova 95, XU 64 at VU ( ) Xavier scored 50 or more in the first half: 54 vs. St. John's at CC (1-7-17) Opponent scored 50 or more in the first half: 50 by DePaul at CC ( ) Xavier scored 50 or more in second half: 53 vs. Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Opponent scored 50 or more in the second half: 51 by Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Xavier scored 25 or less in the first half: 23 vs. Villanova at CC ( ) Opponent scored 25 or less in the first half: 25 by St. John's at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier scored 25 or less in second half: 23 vs. Cincinnati at CC ( ) Opponent scored 25 or less in the second half: 21 by Alabama at AdvoCare Invitational ( ) Xavier played an overtime game: XU 83, Missouri 82 in overtime at Tire Pros Inv. ( ) Xavier played more than one overtime: Auburn 89, XU 88 2OT at AU ( ) Xavier won an overtime game: XU 83, Missouri 82 in overtime at Tire Pros Inv. ( ) Opponent won an overtime game: Creighton 79, XU 72 at CC (2-4-15) Xavier shot 60 percent from the field: 60.4 (32-53) vs. Providence at CC ( ) Opponent shot 60 percent from the field: 61.1 (33-54) by Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Xavier shot 50 pct. or more: 50.8 (32-63) vs. Creighton at CU (2-4-17) Opponent shot 50 percent or more: 54.8 (34-62) by Butler at CC ( ) Xavier shot 35 pct. or worse: 35.0 (21-60) vs. Villanova at CC ( ) Opponent shot 35 percent or worse: 32.6 (14-43) by Northern Iowa at CC ( ) Xavier made 40 or more field goals: vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( ) Opponent made 40 or more field goals: by Kansas in Great Alaska Shootout ( ) Xavier made 30 or more free throws: vs. Georgetown at CC ( ) Opponent made 30 or more free throws: by Butler at BU ( ) Xavier made free throws: vs. Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Opponent made free throws: by St. John's at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: vs. Creighton at CU (2-4-17) Opponent made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: by Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Xavier had 50 or more rebounds: 52 vs. Missouri at Tire Pros Inv. ( ) Opponent had 50 or more rebounds: 51 by Dayton at CC ( ) Xavier had 25 or more assists: 25 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( ) Opponent had 25 or more assists: 25 by Villanova at VU ( ) Xavier had 15 or more steals: 15 vs. Seton Hall at SHU ( ) Opponent had 15 or more steals: 16 by Missouri in Puerto Rico Tip-Off ( ) Xavier had 10 or more blocked shots: 10 vs. Butler at CC (1-2-16) Opponent had 10 or more blocked shots: 10 by St. John s at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier had 15 or more turnovers: 17 vs. Butler at Madison Square Garden (3-9-17) Opponent had 15 or more turnovers: 15 by DePaul at DU (3-4-17) Musketeer scored pts.: 23 by Trevon Bluiett vs. Butler at Madison Square Garden (3-9-17) Two or more Musketeer players with 20+ points in one game: 24 by Trevon Bluiett and 20 by J.P. Macura vs. Georgetown at CC ( ) Opponent scored pts.: 20 by Andrew Rowsey of Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Musketeer scored points: 32 by Tu Holloway vs. Dayton at CC ( ) Opponent scored points in a game: 34 by Markus Howard of Marquette at MU ( ) Musketeer scored 40+ points in a game: 40 by Trevon Bluiett vs. Cincinnati at UC ( ). Opponent scored 40+ points in a game: 44 by Jimmal Ball of Akron at UA ( ) Musketeer grabbed 15 + reb.: 17 by RaShid Gaston vs. Creighton at CC ( ) Musketeer had 10 + assists: 12 by Myles Davis vs. Providence at CC ( ) Musketeer had 5 or more steals: 5 by Quentin Goodin vs. Creighton at CU (2-4-17) Musketeer had 5 or more blocks: 6 by Travis Taylor vs. Saint Louis at CC (3-6-13) Double-double (pts.-ast.): Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) Double-double (pts.-reb.): 12 points and 10 rebounds by Malcolm Bernard vs. Butler at Madison Square Garden (3-9-17) Two Musketeer players with double-doubles in one game: 10 points and 15 rebounds by Jalen Reynolds and Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) Triple-double (pts.-reb.-ast.): Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) Five Musketeers scored in double figures: 5 vs. Eastern Washington at CC ( ) Six Musketeers scored in double figures: 6 vs. St. John's at CC (1-7-17) Seven Musketeers scored in double figures: 7 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( )