The Xavier Musketeers (7-3) were coming off of a loss at Gonzaga, and were looking to rebound and pick up a win against the Albany (NY) Great Danes (7-6), and that was easily done. Xavier dominated Albany, and won 88-64, the Muskies highest win margin of the season.
A big reason why Xavier had so much success was because of Mark Lyons. Lyons, who had to ride on the Albany bus to the Cintas Center due to weather, finished with 18 points, most of them came from triples. The sophomore was 6-9 when it came to three pointers. He also was 6-11 in the paint.
Four other Muskies were in double digits, all of them started the game. Kenny Frease was one of them, as he had a great night, finishing with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Jamel McLean had 15 points and 11 boards, Dante Jackson added 14 points, and Tu Holloway, remember him, finished with 11 points, but had 9 assist.
Coach Mack's team set a season high in assist today, as they had a total of 24, their previous high was 22 vs. Wake Forest.
The Musketeers out-rebounded the Great Danes 37-21.
Albany only had the lead once, when it was 3-0, soon XU tied it up, took the lead, and never looked back. So a very easy win for the home team, as they will improve to 8-3. Albany will fall to 7-7.
Next, X will play host to a tough Florida Gators team. The Muskies will put a 30 game home winning streak on the line. That game will be on New Years Eve at 4:00 PM ET and on ESPN2.
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