No. 7 Xavier holds on for 84-81 win over Lehigh in opener
Trevon Bluiett scored a career-high 25 points and led a second-half surge that carried No. 7 Xavier to an 84-81 victory over Lehigh on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
81
Xavier Musketeers
84
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEH | 43 | 38 | 81 |
| XAV | 48 | 36 | 84 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Brown Bears | L 55-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Cornell Big Red | W 71-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Saint Louis Billikens | L 67-92 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:18 81-84
Foul on Edmond Sumner.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 81-84
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 80-84
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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JumpShot 0:20 80-84
Tim Kempton made Jumper. Assisted by Austin Price.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 78-84
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 78-83
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 78-82
Foul on Tim Kempton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 78-82
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 77-82
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 76-82
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 76-82
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 76-81
Foul on Austin Price.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 76-81
Foul on Brandon Alston.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:12 76-81
Brandon Alston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:12 75-81
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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LayUpShot 2:12 75-81
Brandon Alston made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 73-81
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 73-80
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:23 73-79
Foul on Kahron Ross.
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PersonalFoul 2:44 73-79
Foul on J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:46 73-79
Austin Price made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:19 70-79
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:19 70-78
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:19 70-77
Foul on Kahron Ross.
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LayUpShot 4:47 70-77
Trevon Bluiett made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:25 70-75
Foul on Matt Holba.
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LayUpShot 5:25 70-75
Malcolm Bernard made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:41 70-73
Austin Price made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kahron Ross.
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PersonalFoul 5:49 67-73
Foul on Tyrique Jones.
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LayUpShot 6:14 67-73
Matt Holba made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:54 65-73
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:54 64-73
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:54 63-73
Foul on RaShid Gaston.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:08 63-73
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:08 63-72
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:08 63-71
Foul on Brandon Alston.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:31 63-71
RaShid Gaston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:31 63-70
Foul on Tim Kempton.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:23 63-70
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:23 63-69
Foul on Brandon Alston.
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JumpShot 8:23 63-69
J.P. Macura made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:55 63-67
Foul on Tyrique Jones.
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PersonalFoul 9:02 63-67
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:14 63-67
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:14 63-66
Foul on Austin Price.
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LayUpShot 9:14 63-66
Trevon Bluiett made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:41 63-64
Tim Kempton made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Cohen.
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LayUpShot 9:55 61-64
Edmond Sumner made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:17 61-62
Jordan Cohen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pat Andree.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:30 58-62
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:30 58-61
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:30 58-60
Foul on Austin Price.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:25 58-60
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
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PersonalFoul 11:39 58-57
Foul on Tim Kempton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:14 58-57
Kyle Leufroy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pat Andree.
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JumpShot 12:51 55-57
Tim Kempton made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:13 53-57
RaShid Gaston made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:08 53-55
Kyle Leufroy made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:08 52-55
Kyle Leufroy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:08 51-55
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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End Game 0:00 81-84
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 81-84
J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 81-84
Austin Price missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:07 81-84
Austin Price Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 81-84
Kahron Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:18 81-84
Lehigh Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:18 81-84
Edmond Sumner Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 81-84
Foul on Edmond Sumner.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 81-84
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 80-84
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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JumpShot 0:20 80-84
Tim Kempton made Jumper. Assisted by Austin Price.
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ShortTimeOut 0:33 78-84
Xavier Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 78-84
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 78-83
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 78-82
Foul on Tim Kempton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 78-82
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 77-82
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 76-82
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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Offensive Rebound 0:43 76-82
Kyle Leufroy Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 76-82
Austin Price missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 0:45 76-82
Austin Price Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:46 76-82
Edmond Sumner Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:56 76-82
Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:56 76-82
Kyle Leufroy missed Layup.
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Steal 1:00 76-82
Kyle Leufroy Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:01 76-82
J.P. Macura Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:16 76-82
Malcolm Bernard Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:16 76-82
Tim Kempton missed Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 1:27 76-82
Xavier Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 76-82
Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:27 76-81
Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 76-81
Edmond Sumner missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 76-81
Foul on Austin Price.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:48 76-81
Brandon Alston Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 76-81
Foul on Brandon Alston.
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Defensive Rebound 1:58 76-81
Tim Kempton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:58 76-81
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:12 76-81
Brandon Alston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:12 75-81
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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LayUpShot 2:12 75-81
Brandon Alston made Layup.
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Team Stats
LEH
XAV
29-58
FG
32-62
50
Field Goal %
52
9-23
3PT
4-17
39
Three Point %
24
14-17
FT
16-19
82
Free Throw %
84
27
Rebounds
32
10
Offensive Rebounds
12
17
Defensive Rebounds
20
21
Assists
18
10
Steals
8
2
Blocks
3
20
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
20
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
24
6
Fast Break Points
12
32
Points in Paint
44
23
Fouls
21
0
Largest Lead
12
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