RV/RV XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (7-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) - /RV MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY GOLDEN EAGLES (5-3, 1-1 BIG EAST) SUNDAY, DEC. 20, 2020 AT 2:00 P.M. ET CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO Xavier Media Contact: Tom Eiser, Associate Athletic Director for Communications
[email protected], 513-382-5565 (cell) and @EiserXUSports on Twitter TELEVISION, RADIO AND LIVE STATS Television: FS1 with pbp from Eric Collins and analysis from Dickey Simpkins. Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from XU Hall of Famer and former XU stand- out Joe Sunderman (‘79) and analysis from XU Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88); broadcast also available on Sirius XM 389 and Internet 979. Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com. THE X FACTORS • Xavier is 29th (fourth among others receiving votes) in the latest Associated Press Poll and 31st (sixth among others receiving votes) in the USA Today Coaches Poll. SCHEDULE/RESULTS (7-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) • Xavier, which is playing its BIG EAST Conference opener, had its first three sched- uled BIG EAST games postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Date Opponent TV Result/Time EST P.M. • Xavier leads the BIG EAST in scoring margin (+17.1 ppg.), assists (20.7 apg.), free- NOVEMBER throw percentage (.733) and field goal percentage defense (.364) and is second in 25 Wed. Oakland * FS1 W/101-49 scoring (83.1 ppg.), overall field goal percentage (.509) and 3-point percentage (.396). 26 Thu. Bradley * FS1 W/51-50 • Xavier’s 7-0 start is its best since starting the 2016-17 season at 7-0.