Xavier out on blown layup at buzzer
Langston Galloway hit two free throws with 1.4 seconds left to lead Saint Joseph's past Xavier 58-57 on Thursday night in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.
The Musketeers had a great chance at the buzzer, when Justin Martin's full-court pass ricocheted off the backboard and straight into the hands of Isaiah Philmore. But Philmore missed the easy layup, the ball...
Saint Joseph's beats Xavier in A-10 tourney
NEW YORK (AP) -- Langston Galloway hit two free throws with 1.4 seconds left to lead Saint Joseph's past Xavier 58-57 on Thursday night in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.
The Musketeers had a great chance at the buzzer, when Justin Martin's full-court pass ricocheted off the backboard and straight into the hands of Isaiah Philmore. But Philmore missed the...
Saint Louis Billikens: Xavier snaps SLU's winning streak with one game left in regular season
It has been exactly 46 days since the Saint Louis Billikens lost to Rhode Island at home. At that point in season, the Billikens were on the bubble to make the NCAA tournament. Since then, Saint Louis had won 10 straight, but that streak was snapped Wednesday night after a 77-66 overtime lose at Xavier.
The Billikens (23-6, 12-3 A 10) never trailed in the first half...
Xavier beats No. 16 Saint Louis in OT
Already eliminated from the Atlantic 10 race, Xavier finds itself in a very uncharacteristic position: trying to decide the league title with upsets.
Travis Taylor had 19 points and a career-high 19 rebounds on Wednesday night, and Xavier never trailed in the overtime while beating No. 16 Saint Louis 77-66, ending the Billikens' 11-game winning streak and leaving the A-10 title...
No. 16 Saint Louis falls to Xavier 77-66 in OT
That first league title in 42 years is still one win away for No. 16 Saint Louis.
Travis Taylor had 19 points and a career-high 19 rebounds on Wednesday night, and Xavier never trailed in overtime of a 77-66 victory that ended the Billikens' 11-game winning streak and leaving the A-10 title up for grabs.
Xavier (17-12, 9-6 A-10) ended a long winning streak for the second time...
Xavier beats No. 16 Saint Louis in OT
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Travis Taylor had 19 points and a career-high 19 rebounds on Wednesday night, and Xavier never trailed in the overtime while beating No. 16 Saint Louis 77-66, ending the Billikens' 11-game winning streak and leaving the Atlantic 10 title up for grabs.
Xavier (17-12, 9-6 A-10) ended a long winning streak for the second time in eight days. The Musketeers snapped...
Xavier beats No. 16 Saint Louis in OT
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Travis Taylor had 19 points and a career-high 19 rebounds on Wednesday night, and Xavier never trailed in the overtime while beating No. 16 Saint Louis 77-66, ending the Billikens' 11-game winning streak and leaving the Atlantic 10 title up for grabs.
Xavier (17-12, 9-6 A-10) ended a long winning streak for the second time in eight days. The Musketeers snapped...
Xavier beats No. 19 Memphis, ends streak
This isn't your vintage Xavier basketball team but don't try selling that idea to Josh Pastner. The Memphis head coach isn't buying. He could become Chris Mack's agent, however.
"I think if I'm Xavier's president I'd give Chris Mack a lifetime contract," said Pastner Tuesday night after Xavier knocked off his No. 19-ranked Tigers 64-62 at the...
Taylor, Xavier stifle Rhode Island
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) -- Travis Taylor grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds en route to his eighth double-double of the year as Xavier won 55-42 at Rhode Island Wednesday night.
Taylor added 13 points and Semaj Christon had 16 on 8-of-8 free-throw shooting for the Musketeers (16-10, 9-4 Atlantic 10 Conference).
Xavier trailed 33-32 with 14:44 left when Christon made two free throws...
Xavier sends Duquesne to 11th straight loss
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Semaj Christon and Isaiah Philmore each scored 16 points and Xavier beat Duquesne 73-65 Saturday night.
It was the 11th consecutive loss for Duquesne (7-16, 0-9 Atlantic 10 Conference). The Musketeers are 13-9, 6-3.
Xavier, up 33-26 at halftime, got 15 points from Justin Martin and a double-double from Travis Taylor (13 points, 12 rebounds). The Musketeers never...
Saint Joseph's 59, Xavier 49
Langston Galloway, Carl Jones and Halil Kanacevic each posted 15 points to help Saint Joseph's rally and beat Xavier 59-49 Saturday in Atlantic 10 Conference play.
Galloway accounted for five of Saint Joseph's 10 3-pointers, Jones hit three more from deep and Kanacevic was a perfect 5 of 5 from the free-throw line.
C.J. Aiken pulled down 10 boards for Saint Joseph's...
Xavier 57, Temple 52
Travis Taylor made two free throws with 11 seconds left, and Xavier ended its longest losing streak in 31 years by beating Temple 57-52 on Thursday night despite missing point guard Dee Davis.
Davis hurt his left wrist in a pile-up with 7:15 left in the first half and went for X-rays. He returned with a minute left and missed two free throws, but got the final rebound.
Xavier ...
Xavier beats Temple despite missing Davis
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Travis Taylor made two free throws with 11 seconds left, and Xavier ended its longest losing streak in 31 years by beating Temple 57-52 on Thursday night despite missing point guard Dee Davis.
Davis hurt his left wrist in a pile-up with 7:15 left in the first half and went for X-rays. He returned with a minute left and missed two free throws, but got the final...
Wake Forest 66, Xavier 59
Travis McKie scored 19 points and Wake Forest beat Xavier 66-59 on Wednesday night for its third straight win.
Codi Miller-McIntyre had 16 points, C.J. Harris added 15 and the Demon Deacons (7-5) erased their only deficit of the second half by scoring 12 straight points. They matched their longest winning streak under third-year coach Jeff Bzdelik.
Travis Taylor had 18 points ...
Xavier edged late by Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Travis McKie scored 19 points and Wake Forest beat Xavier 66-59 on Wednesday night for its third straight win.
Codi Miller-McIntyre had 16 points, C.J. Harris added 15 and the Demon Deacons (7-5) erased their only deficit of the second half by scoring 12 straight points. They matched their longest winning streak under third-year coach Jeff Bzdelik.
Travis...
Tennessee 51, Xavier 47
Josh Richardson scored 12 points and Tennessee used a 19-3 second-half run to beat Xavier 51-47 on Saturday.
The Volunteers (8-3) trailed 33-23 early in the second half before holding the Musketeers (7-5) without a field goal for more than 10 minutes.
Derrick Reese knocked down a 3-pointer with 8:14 left to give Tennessee a 38-35 lead. It was the Vols' first lead since being...
Xavier loses first-half lead in loss to Vols
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Josh Richardson scored 12 points and Tennessee used a 19-3 second-half run to beat Xavier 51-47 on Saturday.
The Volunteers (8-3) trailed 33-23 early in the second half before holding the Musketeers (7-5) without a field goal for more than 10 minutes.
Derrick Reese knocked down a 3-pointer with 8:14 left to give Tennessee a 38-35 lead. It was the Vols&...
Xavier uniforms honor Newtown shooting victims
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Xavier honored victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings during its 56-55 loss to Wofford on Saturday.
Instead of their traditional white home uniforms with blue trim, the Musketeers wore green and white jerseys to honor the school in Newtown, Conn.
The uniforms, produced by Nike, had "Sandy Hook" stitched across the jersey front and the...
Energized Xavier makes early statement
CINCINNATI - The familiar names, the ones who sparked two Sweet 16 appearances in the last three years and some very forgettable headlines starting last December, are gone.
Turns out Xavier basketball is going to be OK. And maybe better than that.
The new Musketeers scored a statement victory over Butler Tuesday afternoon, one that should raise a few eyebrows regionally, in the...
Xavier 62, Butler 47
Jeff Robinson scored 17 points, and Travis Taylor added 15 points and nine rebounds to help Xavier beat cold-shooting Butler 62-47 on Tuesday.
Justin Martin added 10 points for Xavier (2-0), and Dee Davis led a defensive effort that limited Butler (1-1) to 36.5 shooting percentage (19 of 52), including 25 percent (7 of 28) in the second half.
Davis scored nine points while helping...
3 Things We Learned: Xavier vs. Butler
On Tuesday afternoon Atlantic 10 basketball fans were treated to a preview of league action when Xavier and Butler matched-up at the Cintas Center. While the game doesn’t count for league standings, it did provide a peek into two of the league’s heavyweights. Xavier, picked to finish ninth in the league this season, played with something to prove and downed the Bulldogs 62-47...
Mack, Xavier prepare to run
On a clear sunny April afternoon in April of 2009, Chris Mack strode into a ballroom on the south side of his alma mater’s campus in Cincinnati and spoke for more than 15 minutes about the type of program he wanted to run.
The 2012-13 season will show how committed Xavier head coach Chris Mack is to a high-possession offense. (Photo courtesy of Bob Stevens)
He talked about graduating...
#78 Xavier Musketeers: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season.
We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll...
Former Xavier F Wells chooses Maryland
Former Xavier forward Dez Wells announced via Twitter Tuesday morning that he'll continue his basketball career at the University of Maryland.
Wells was expelled from Xavier two weeks ago for what the school called a "serious violation" of the code of student conduct. No legal charges were filed after an investigation on a sexual assault allegation, and last week Hamilton...
Faster pace proves better for Musketeers
Xavier head coach Chris Mack hasn't had many answers to address his team's struggles this season. But coming off a disheartening loss at Temple, he arrived at this conclusion: XU might be better if it played faster.
The Musketeers often appear disjointed this season in the half-court offense but much crisper when converting steals or defensive rebounds into transition opportunities...
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