Xavier

Baylor's Mark Vital (11) tries to steal the ball from Oklahoma State's Isaac Likekele during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Big Sky - Semifinal 2 (win) at Big Sky - Semifinal 1 (win) 3/13/2021

Mar. 12, 2021 09:17 PM EST

Nevada guard Kane Milling (11) shoots as Boise State center Lukas Milner (25) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

Mountain West - First Round - Game 3 (win) at Colorado State Rams 3/11/2021

Mar. 12, 2021 12:46 AM EST

Xavier's Paul Scruggs (1) reacts to a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Butler in the Big East conference tournament Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Harris sinks game-winning FTs, Butler ousts Xavier in OT

Mar. 10, 2021 09:04 PM EST

San Jose State forward Ralph Agee (35) passes as Wyoming forward Graham Ike (33) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Mountain West Conference men's tournament, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

Mountain West - Semifinal 2 (win) at Mountain West - Semifinal 1 (win) 3/10/2021

Mar. 10, 2021 03:04 PM EST

Cleveland State's Craig Beaudion (3) shoots over Oakland's Trey Townsend (13) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the men's Horizon League conference tournament championship game, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Old Dominion Lady Monarchs at Charlotte 49ers 3/11/2021

Mar. 09, 2021 08:38 PM EST

Drexel guard Camren Wynter (11) drives against Elon guard Ikenna Ndugba (11) during the first half of the Colonial Athletic Association Championship game at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)

Colonial Athletic - Semifinal 2 (win) at Elon Phoenix 3/9/2021

Mar. 09, 2021 08:12 PM EST

St. John's guard Posh Alexander (0) puts up a shot on Butler guard Jair Bolden (52), during an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (Robert Scheer/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

UConn's Whaley, St. John’s Alexander share Big East D-award

Mar. 08, 2021 11:46 AM EST

Carton scores 16 to carry Marquette past Xavier 66-59

Mar. 06, 2021 11:37 PM EST
MILWAUKEE (AP) — D.J. Carton posted 16 points and seven rebounds as Marquette got past Xavier 66-59 on Saturday night. Jamal Cain had 13...

Bile lifts Georgetown past Xavier 72-66

Mar. 02, 2021 09:36 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chudier Bile had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead Georgetown to a 72-66 win over Xavier on Tuesday night. Jamorko...

Houston guard Quentin Grimes, left, celebrates his 3-point basket with Fabian White Jr. during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Florida, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars 2/28/2021

Feb. 28, 2021 04:34 PM EST

Xavier forward Zach Freemantle (32) defends as Creighton forward Damien Jefferson drives to the basket in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

Xavier boosts tourney hopes with win over No. 13 Creighton

By Jeff Wallner Feb. 27, 2021 07:25 PM EST

Pittsburgh guard Xavier Johnson drives past Florida State guard Rayquan Evans during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Fred Vuich)

Pitt point guard Xavier Johnson enters transfer portal

Feb. 24, 2021 01:35 PM EST

Freemantle leads Xavier past Butler 63-51

Feb. 21, 2021 09:39 PM EST
CINCINNATI (AP) — Zach Freemantle had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Xavier topped Butler 63-51 on Sunday night. Colby Jones added 13 points...

North Carolina State's DJ Funderburk, right, gets tangles with Pittsburgh's Xavier Johnson as he tries to pass during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

North Carolina State Wolfpack at Pittsburgh Panthers 2/17/2021

Feb. 17, 2021 05:42 PM EST

Champagnie scores 21 to lift St. John's past Xavier 93-84

Feb. 16, 2021 11:13 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Julian Champagnie had 21 points as St. John’s topped Xavier 93-84 on Tuesday night. Rasheem Dunn had 17 points for St. John...

Cole scores season-high 24 to lead UConn over Xavier 80-72

Feb. 13, 2021 02:51 PM EST
CINCINNATI (AP) — R.J. Cole came off the bench and scored a season-high 24 points as UConn held off Xavier 80-72 on Saturday. Cole drained...

Villanova's Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (24) goes up for a shot against Georgetown's Jamari Sibley (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Villanova, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Samuels scores 32, leads No. 3 Villanova over Georgetown

By Aaron Bracy Feb. 07, 2021 05:45 PM EST

Scruggs scores 24 to carry Xavier over Butler 68-55

Jan. 30, 2021 07:45 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul Scruggs had 24 points as Xavier got past Butler 68-55 on Saturday. Adam Kunkel had 15 points for Xavier (11-2, 4-2...