The Xavier Musketeers visit CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday to play the Creighton Bluejays. Xavier fell to 11-11 on the season following its 80-73 loss to Georgetown on Thursday. The Musketeers were led by Naji Marshall with 16 points and Paul Scruggs with 15 points. Xavier has lost four straight and is 3-6 in Big East play.
Creighton fell to 12-9 on the season following its 83-67 loss to St. John’s. The Bluejays shot just 41.7% from the field and just 26.5% from 3-point territory after entering the game as the second-best in the nation in shooting from long range. Ty-Shon Alexander led the Bluejays in the loss with 15 points.
Paul Scruggs is the leading scorer with an average of 13.4 points per game. Tyrique Jones leads the Musketeers in rebounding with an average of 7.4 per game. Quentin Goodin is the leader in assists with an average of 4.8 per game. Xavier is shooting 46.9% from the field and 33.7% from 3-point territory.
Ty-Shon Alexander leads the Bluejays in scoring and is second in assists with averages of 17.4 points and 2.9 assists per game. Martin Krampelj leads the team in rebounding with an average of 6.2 per game, while Mitch Ballock is the assists leader with an average of 3.7 per game. Creighton is shooting 50.1% from the field and 41.7% from 3-point territory.
