Welcome to Exhibition No. 3 for the Xavier Musketeers. Here’s our live blog for the whole game, so make sure to come back for updates throughout.

Live Results

First half updates, stats and takeaways are below the second half updates.

2H 14:09 | Xavier leads 46-40

Latif Diouf knocks down a three to start the scoring. Shortly after, he hits a jumper to start a solo 5-0 run. Quinn Woidke hits two FTs and it’s a 7-0 Kent run. Diouf scores again, 9-0 run and tie game. Milicevic hits a three to stop the bleeding. Woidke responds right back with a three. Millicevic hits another three right after Woidke. Dominguez knocks down a three, Musketeer lead is back to six.

2H 11:20 | Tied at 47

Dhani Miller gets the bucket and the foul, Xavier leads by 3. Westry goes 1/2 from the line. Jamal Sumlin with a nice drive for Kent. Diouf scores for Kent, tie game. Timeout Xavier

2H 8:01 | Kent State leads 56-52

Mike Nwoko with a slam after the timeout. Dominguez hits a three shortly after, 5-0 run in favor of X. Brenden Moss gets the and-1 but misses his FT for Kent. Christian Henry hits a three, tie game. Cameron Williams with the putback, Kent State leads. Jamal Sumlin hits a lay and draws the foul. Timeout Xavier, he will shoot the FT after the break.

2H 3:18 | Xavier leads 66-63

Sumlin hits the FT. Nikos Chitikoudis puts one in for Xavier, Kent leads by 3. Washington gets to the line and makes both FTs. Pozzato hits a three and Xavier is on a 7-1 run. Cameron Williams stops the bleeding for Kent State with a lay-up, tie game. Milicevic hits a three, he’s got 16. Woidke with a nice finish for Kent, Xavier leads by 1. Borovicanin pump fakes and draws the foul, makes one FT. Lane violation on Milicevic loses the other attempt. Diouf ties it up for Kent, Dominguez answers with a three for X. Washington draws the foul and will shoot FTs after the break.

FINAL | Xavier wins 76-70

Washington makes both FTs, Musketeers lead by 5. Sumlin hits a lay-up for Kent, Washington answers with a jumper. Sumlin with another nice lay, X leads by 3. Nwoko draws a foul and missed both from the stripe. Borovicanin nails a three, X up 6. Christian Henry responds with a three of his own, lead is now 3. Milicevic on the line with 20 seconds to go, he makes one FT. Musketeers get the rebound off of the missed FT, Dominguez is fouled. He makes both FTs. Xavier locks down Kent State on the last possesion and the clock expires.

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Full Stats

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1H 15:12 | Xavier leads 12-9

Jovan Milicevic with a nice put-back to start the scoring, Latif Diouf responds for Kent State. Milicevic knocks down a three. Chansey Willis Jr. responds with a three of his own. Mike Nwoko gets a bucket on a drive. Tru Washington with the steal and score. Washington finds Ruben Dominguez in the corner for a three. Landon Vanderwaker puts it in for Kent State. Jamal Sumlin adds two more for Kent. Mike Nwoko has gone five minutes with no fouls, showing improvement so far.

1H 11:48 | Xavier leads 16-14

Rolyns Aligbe with the slam for Xavier, Washington follows with a nice drive. Cameron Williams hits a three for Kent. Willis adds two more for the Golden Flashes. Chance Westry misses two FTs for X.

1H 9:39 | Xavier leads 22-17

Nwoko with a nice find to Borovicanin for a lay-up. Dhani Miller hits a three for Kent. Nwoko goes 1/2 from the line, gets his own rebound, and draws another foul. He goes 1/2 again. Gabriel Pozzato gets wide open on a breakaway and throws it down. Timeout Kent State.

1H 8:31 | Xavier leads 22-17

Rolyns Aligbe with a big block on Chansey Willis. Kent State is forced to call timeout on their inbound.

1H 7:52 | Xavier leads 22-20

Willis knocks down a three for Kent, he’s got 8. Official Timeout.

1H 5:03 | Xavier leads 30-20

Nwoko with a huge dunk out of the break. He goes up for another one and draws the foul, making both FTs. Tru Washington with an easy lay. He finds Milicevic shortly after for another lay. Kent State calls timeout.

1H 3:17 | Xavier leads 32-20

Borovicanin makes two FTs. Official Timeout after about a minute of no scoring.

HALF | Xavier leads 37-28

Diouf knocks down two FTS for Kent. Braden Appelhans responds with a deep three. Diouf hits another FT. Landon Vanderwarker draws the foul and hits the basket, he makes the FT. Chance Westry gets his first bucket of the night on a putback. The buzzer sounds.

1H Takeaways

Mike Nwoko has played 15 minutes, while only commiting one foul. He’s got 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Tru Washington is making a huge impact, with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals.

Filip Borovicanin is beginning to adjust for Xavier, he’s got 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Chansey Willis Jr can hoop for Kent State, he leads the game with 10 points at the break.

1H Stats

Starting Lineups

Xavier

G Tru Washington

G Ruben Dominguez

F Mike Nwoko

F Filip Borovicanin

F Jovan Milicevic

Kent State

G Chansey Willis Jr.

G Dhani Miller

G Quinn Woidke

F Latif Diouf

F Cameron Williams