Dayvion McKnight was an ideal 6-for-6 from the sector, together with 4-for-4 from 3-point vary, and completed with 17 factors to rally Xavier previous visiting IU Indianapolis 94-80 on Friday evening in Cincinnati.
Indiana State switch Ryan Conwell scored a game-high 19 factors and Zach Freemantle added 17 for the Musketeers (2-0), who placed on a torrid capturing show within the second half.
Xavier blew the sport open with red-hot capturing after halftime, draining 17 of its first 18 pictures from the sector. The Musketeers constructed their result in 69-49 on back-to-back threes from McKnight. He added one other triple nearly two minutes later because the run continued, and it was 89-67 when Freemantle capped the stretch with a dunk with 4:37 to go.
The Jaguars (1-1) had been led by Jarvis Walker’s 20 factors whereas Paul Zilinskas added 17 and Alec Millender completed with 12.
IU Indy made life troublesome within the first 20 minutes for Xavier, taking an eight-point lead, 25-17, on DeSean Goode’s 3-pointer with 6:39 left within the first half.
Including to Xavier’s distress was an incapability to transform shut in to the basket. The Musketeers missed eight of their first 9 layup makes an attempt. However following a Zilinskas three-point play with 5:14 remaining, the Musketeers went on a 12-0 run to take the lead for good, reaching 34-28 on Conwell’s three with 1:45 left within the half.
The Jaguars tried to remain shut within the second half due to 8-of-13 capturing from 3-point vary, ending 14-for-28 from past the arc.
Xavier used an 9-0 spurt to construct their result in 50-35 with 16:38 remaining on a Conwell trey. Xavier completed 10-for-18 from past the arc and 55.9 p.c from the sector to drag away from the Jaguars.
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