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Red-Hot From Deep, Xavier Beats West Virginia to Take Charleston Classic Third Place

Elite perimeter shooting under Richard Pitino now defines a 4-3 Xavier entering a five-game homestand.

Overview

  • Xavier defeated West Virginia 78-68 on Nov. 23 at TD Arena to finish third at the Charleston Classic.
  • The Musketeers shot 16-of-25 from three-point range, with Tre Carroll hitting 5-of-6 and All Wright going 4-of-4.
  • Jovan Milicevic scored 21 points to tie his career high, while Roddie Anderson III added 11.
  • After five early turnovers, Xavier registered 11 takeaways and limited the Mountaineers to seven offensive rebounds.
  • Xavier went 9-of-30 inside the arc and was outscored 32-14 in the paint but improved to 4-3 and avoided its first winless MTE since 2013.