Xavier Basketball is officially back tonight and with that, our live blogs will continue. Here is tonight’s blog with updates coming all game long, make sure you check back throughout for scores, takes and stats.

Live Results

2H 15:39 | Xavier leads 57-24

Exacte opens up the half with a lay-up for MSM. Milicevic gets to the line and goes 1/2. Khadre Kebe drives for a wide open slam. Washington responds with a jumper. Exacte gets to the line and hits a FT. Kebe hits a three for MSM. Dominguez knocks down a three shortly after. Washington drives and draws a foul.

2H 11:34 | Xavier leads 71-26

Washington makes both FTs. Shortly after, he drives and dunks. Pozzato drills a three to put the Musketeers up 40. Kalek House nails his first three of the night. Nwoko and Westry both put in buckets for Xavier.

2H 7:46 | Xavier leads 77-37

Anthony Arrington Jr. puts in a bucket for MSM, followed by one from Jovan Milicevic. Chitikoudis with a lay. Exacte nails a three for the Mountaineers. Cade Orness gets the bucket and foul, misses the FT. Limol gets the rebound and putback lay-up. Dominguez hits two FTs, followed by a slam from Kebe.

2H 3:15 | Xavier leads by 85-48

Nwoko commits his fifth foul, he’s out with 7:41 remaining. Milicevic with a putback slam. Chitikoudis draws a foul on a fast break, misses both FTs. Westry draws a foul and makes both FTs. Arrington makes a jumper for MSM. Washington gets to the line and hits both FTs. Chance Westry with a nice drive for Xavier. Arrington nails a three for MSM.

FINAL | Xavier wins 97-52

Orness with a lay for the Mountaineers. House draws a foul, makes both FTs. Westry with a nice drive for two more. Orness gets to the line and goes 1/2. Henry Thole checks into the game and is met with cheers from the student section. Gabe Pozzato drives, gets the bucket and draws the foul, misses the FT. Westphal with a rebound and slam. Anastasios Rozakeas gets to the line, goes 1/2 for MSM. Westphal draws the foul, makes both FTs. Gedeon Basson gets the bucket and foul on a drive, misses the FT. Game over.

Final Stats

1H 15:55 | Xavier leads 13-0

Jovan Milicevic opens up the season with a three for the Musketeers, followed shortly after with another. Filip Borovicanin lobs it up to Mike Nwoko for the alley-oop. Borovicanin with an easy drive, 10-0 Xavier. Borovicanin hits a three of his own. Mount St. Mary’s draws a shooting foul on Milicevic, TV Timeout.

1H 11:57 | Xavier leads 22-3

Redd Thompson Jr. goes 1/2 from the line to get MSM on the board. Chance Westry responds with a dunk for Xavier. Cade Orness puts in a lay for Mount St. Mary’s. Rolyns Aligbe with a poster jam for the Musketeers. Kalek House finds Aligbe for a lay. Gabe Pozzato knocks down a three. Two quick fouls called on House and Aligbe before the break.

1H 11:05 | Xavier leads 27-3

Pozzato drives in for a dunk, he misses but draws the foul. Missed both FTs. Musketeers get the rebound and Milicevic nails a three. Mike Nwoko with the steal and slam. Timeout Mount St. Mary’s.

1H 6:58 | Xavier leads 31-5

Tru Washington with a full court pass to Nwoko, he finishes with a layup. Wilguens Junior Exacte puts in a nice lay for the Mountaineers. Musketeers commit three turnovers in a row. Nikos Chitikoudis puts in a lay for Xavier.

1H 3:50 | Xavier leads 39-5

Ruben Dominguez nails a three. Tru Washington with a fast-break lay-up. Rolyns Aligbe hits a three, timeout Mountaineers.

HALF | Xavier leads 51-16

Mount St. Marys gets a quick three points behind a FT from Orness and a dunk from Noah Limol. Borovicanin responds with a three for the Musketeers. Abdou Kebe Khadre hits two FTS for MSM. Nwoko follows with a slam off a lob from Borovicanin. Exacte hits a jumper for the Mountaineers. Chance Westry drives in and hits a lay-up, while drawing a foul. He makes the FT. Exacte with another bucket. Westry draws a foul and makes both FTs. Westry follows it up with a fastbreak dunk. Abdou Khadre Kebe hits two FTs to close out the half.

First Half Takeaways

Xavier clearly has more size and athleticism and it’s showing on the court.

Chance Westry looks confident on the court, he’s got 9 points.

Filip Borovicanin is on pace for a triple-double. He has 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Musketeer defense looks stifling, as shown by Mount St Mary’s 16 points.

Starting Lineups

Xavier

Guard: Tru Washington

Guard: Ruben Dominguez

Forward: Filip Borovicanin

Forward: Jovan Milicevic

Forward: Mike Nwoko

Mount St. Mary’s

Guard: Anthony Arrington Jr.

Forward: Abdou Khadre Kebe

Forward: Redd Thompson Jr.

Forward: Wilguens Junior Exacte

Forward Noah Limol

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