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Xavier Musketeers (11-10, 5-5 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (3-18, 0-10 Big East)
Chicago; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Xavier takes on the DePaul Blue Demons after Desmond Claude scored 23 points in Xavier’s 88-77 win over the St. John’s Red Storm.
The Blue Demons are 3-10 in home games. DePaul is 2-14 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Musketeers are 5-5 against Big East opponents. Xavier scores 76.3 points while outscoring opponents by 3.1 points per game.
DePaul’s average of 6.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game Xavier allows. Xavier’s 43.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.0 percentage points lower than DePaul has allowed to its opponents (47.7%).
The Blue Demons and Musketeers square off Saturday for the first time in Big East play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeremiah Oden is averaging 9.4 points for the Blue Demons. Jalen Terry is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for DePaul.
Quincy Olivari is shooting 44.3% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Musketeers, while averaging 18 points. Claude is averaging 17.1 points and 3.3 assists over the past 10 games for Xavier.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Demons: 1-9, averaging 61.4 points, 28.5 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.6 points per game.
Musketeers: 5-5, averaging 76.4 points, 40.6 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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