Xavier Tells Charlotte, It's Not Your Birthday

By:  Cooper Ledford

The Xavier Musketeers (19-7, 10-2) were visiting the Charlotte 49ers (18-8, 8-4), Saturday.  This was good win for Xavier, as they are now 12 games over .500.

Jordan Crawford led the way with 23 points, while having an 8-of-15 shooting game, and was 3-of-8 behing the 3-point line.  Jamel McLean added 14 points, and had 11 boards.

" Derrio Green led the 49ers and tied Crawford in scoring with 23 points of his own on 6-of-17 from the field. Shamari Spears was second in scoring for the Niners with 13 points."-- http://www.goxavier.com/

Xavier took the lead to start the game, with a three from Terrell Holloway, but the 49ers then went on a 10-4 run, and the first half was for the most part, close, but then late in the first, Xavier took a 31-22 lead at the half. 

In the second half, Xavier kept the tempo, and not much into the second, XU had a 41-29 lead, and the Muskies never looked back, and won, 81-67.

Next, the Musketeers will continue the road trip, and take on a tough St. Louis team.  The game is on Wednesday, at 8:00 PM ET and the game will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio.

Xavier rebounds from loss, beats URI

By: Cooper Ledford

The Xavier Musketeers (13-6, 5-1 A-10) were hosting the Rhode Island Rams (15-3, 3-2 A-10). Xavier was coming off of a close loss to Temple, and were to rebound and get back on track. Xavier ended up winning 72-61.

Jordan Crawford had his first double-double, getting 21 points, and making some big plays. Crawford also had 12 rebounds and six assist.

Jamel McLean posted 16 points and had eight rebounds.

The Musketeers did not have the lead or make 3-pointer until Jordan Crawford took over the game.

"Lamonte Ulmer and Keith Cothran scored 12 apiece for Rhode Island (15-3, 3-2), which has lost 15 of its last 16 games against the Musketeers." -ESPN.COM

Next, Xavier will host Duquesne on Thursday, the game is at 7:00 pm ET and will be on FSN Ohio.

Xavier makes comeback, beats GW

By: Coop Ledford

The Xavier Musketeers (10-5) were visiting the George Washington Colonials (11-4). This was a great game, George Washington lead for most of the game, and had an 11 point lead at the half. Xavier did great midway through the second half, going on a 20-13 run. In the second half the Musketeers got 46 points, while GW got only 28. Xavier played well on defense, and on the free throw line, going 76.7%. The X-man were solid on three-pointers, going 9-18, 50%.

Jason Love lead Xavier in scoring with 19 points. Jordan Crawford added 18 points and Terrell Holloway added 15 points.

Xavier proved a lot today, no matter how much they are down by, never give up on them. It was a similar case when they played Butler, trailing most of the game, and ended up losing by two, but in this one, they trailed most of the game, but won by seven.

Picture: Jason Love posted 19 points in Xavier's win over George Washington, Sunday.

Xavier survives La Salle

By: Coop Ledford

The Xavier Musketeers (9-5) were visiting the La Salle Explorers (7-7), Thursday. LaSalle took an early lead in the game, a 7-0 lead, but Xavier came back and worked hard until the half, when they lead 41-26.

The Explorers went on a 20-0 run midway through the second half to tie the game. It was then a close game where every point was important, Xavier took a six point lead with under one minute to go and held on to it. Xavier ended up winning 68-62.

The sophomore guard Jordan Crawford lead in scoring with 22 points, while Jason Love had 11 points in the return to his hometown of Philadelphia.


Next, the Muskies will return to Atlantic 10 play as they will go to the Nation's capital, Washington DC to play George Washington. The game is on Sunday, at noon, the game will be televised on FSN Ohio.

Picture: Jordan Crawford had 22 points at LaSalle on Thursday.

Xavier gets back on track, beats Kent State

By: Cooper Ledford

The Xavier Musketeers were hosting Kent State Friday. Xavier was coming off a loss in the Old Spice Classic to Baylor. The Muskies were able to rebound from that loss and beat Kent State 77-61.

Jordan Crawford had a great night, again. Crawford had 21 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Jordan was also 5-7 behind the arc.

Jason Love, the senior center, had a good night. With 10 points and 10 rebounds, along with four blocked shots. The double-double was Love's fourth on the season.

Sophomore guard, Terrell Holloway had double digits as well. Holloway scored 13 points on 3-4 shooting. He also had five assists.

The game went in a fair order. In the first half each team had the lead back and fourth. To go into the half, the X-man came from behind and took a 36-34 halftime lead. The Golden Flashes did not do as well in the second half, but fortunately the Musketeers did. Once again XU wins 77-61.

Next Xavier will go to the "Little Apple" to play Kansas State. This game will be at 9:00PM ET on the 8th and will be televised on ESPNU.

Picture: Jason Love versus Kent State working on his double-double.

Crawford; Xavier beats Creighton

By: Cooper Ledford

The Musketeers were coming off a loss to MU and Creighton was coming off a loss to UM. Xavier ended up winning 80-67.

Jordan Crawford had a great day, with 22 points. Xavier shot 53.7 percent from the field and a solid 50 percent from 3-point land on the day. The only other Muskie with double digits was Terrell Holloway who had 12 points. The Musketeers won the battle of the boards with 33 rebounds to the Jays’ 31. The Musketeer defense also had a big day and held the Jays to just 38.8 percent shooting.

Xavier is now 4-1 and 1-1 in the Old Spice Classic.

Xavier will face the either Baylor or Iona at 12:00 p.m. Sunday, November 29. The game will be televised on ESPN-U.

Picture: Jordan Crawford getting a dunk, just 2 of his 22 total points on Friday vs. the Blue Jays.