DePaul Blue Demons at Xavier Musketeers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Xavier knocks off DePaul 85-68
Freemantle also contributed nine rebounds for the Musketeers (16-10, 8-7 Big East Conference). Dailyn Swain scored 17 points and added seven rebounds and eight assists. Dayvion McKnight shot 5 of 8 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
CJ Gunn finished with 16 points for the Blue Demons (11-15, 2-13). Layden Blocker added 12 points for DePaul. Isaiah Rivera also had eight points.
Xavier took the lead with 19:42 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 45-31 at halftime, with Freemantle racking up 14 points. Xavier outscored DePaul by three points over the final half, while McKnight led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Isaiah Rivera made Free Throw. | 68 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Isaiah Rivera made Free Throw. | 67 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Foul on Dante Maddox Jr.. | 66 - 85 |
Statistics
 DEP |
 XAV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 30-51 |
| 44.1 | Field Goal % | 58.8 |
| 7-29 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 24.1 | Three Point % | 26.7 |
| 9-12 | FT | 21-24 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 87.5 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Cintas Center
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,473 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
| Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
| UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
| Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
| Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |