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01/20 03:23 CST Green and Creighton host Xavier
Green and Creighton host Xavier
By The Associated Press
Xavier Musketeers (11-7, 3-4 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (11-8, 5-3 Big
East)
Omaha, Nebraska; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Creighton hosts Xavier after Jasen Green scored 26 points in
Creighton's 93-88 loss to the Providence Friars.
The Bluejays have gone 8-2 at home. Creighton ranks eighth in the Big East in
rebounding averaging 33.1 rebounds. Green paces the Bluejays with 5.2 boards.
The Musketeers are 3-4 in Big East play. Xavier is seventh in the Big East
scoring 77.4 points per game and is shooting 42.8%.
Creighton is shooting 46.2% from the field this season, the same percentage
Xavier allows to opponents. Xavier has shot at a 42.8% clip from the field this
season, 1.0 percentage point less than the 43.8% shooting opponents of
Creighton have averaged.
The Bluejays and Musketeers match up Wednesday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Austin Swartz averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the
Bluejays, scoring 11.3 points while shooting 38.9% from beyond the arc. Josh
Dix is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games.
Tre Carroll is averaging 16.7 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Musketeers. Malik
Moore is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bluejays: 6-4, averaging 81.6 points, 32.2 rebounds, 15.9
assists, 6.3 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 75.1 points per game.
Musketeers: 6-4, averaging 78.2 points, 34.1 rebounds, 20.0 assists, 6.9 steals
and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 78.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
