No. 3 Xavier beats DePaul 65-62, secures top Big East seed
Trevon Bluiett scored 22 points, and No. 3 Xavier set a school record for regular-season wins while clinching the top seed in the Big East with a 65-62 victory over DePaul on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Xavier Musketeers
65
DePaul Blue Demons
62
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| XAV | 32 | 33 | 65 |
| DEP | 26 | 36 | 62 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Eastern Michigan Eagles | W 76-53 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | W 97-52 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 1:45 65-62
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 63-62
Tre'Darius McCallum made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 63-61
Tre'Darius McCallum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:58 63-60
Foul on J.P. Macura.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 63-60
Eli Cain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:23 63-59
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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LayUpShot 2:23 63-59
Eli Cain made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:57 63-57
Brandon Cyrus made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:47 63-55
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:47 62-55
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:47 61-55
Foul on Eli Cain.
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LayUpShot 5:07 61-55
Eli Cain made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:24 61-53
Quentin Goodin made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
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LayUpShot 5:38 59-53
Marin Maric made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:26 59-51
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:26 58-51
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:28 57-51
Flagrant Foul on Marin Maric.
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PersonalFoul 6:35 57-51
Foul on Max Strus.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:51 57-51
Brandon Cyrus made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:51 57-50
Brandon Cyrus made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:51 57-49
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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LayUpShot 7:35 57-49
Max Strus made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:00 57-47
Foul on Jaylen Butz.
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LayUpShot 8:21 57-47
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
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PersonalFoul 8:26 55-47
Foul on Justin Roberts.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:56 55-47
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:27 52-47
Max Strus made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Butz.
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PersonalFoul 10:36 52-44
Foul on Tyrique Jones.
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JumpShot 10:52 52-44
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:13 50-44
Brandon Cyrus made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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LayUpShot 11:27 50-41
Paul Reed made Layup. Assisted by Max Strus.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:38 50-39
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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PersonalFoul 11:56 47-39
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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JumpShot 12:06 47-39
Brandon Cyrus made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:18 47-37
Foul on Paul Scruggs.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:42 47-37
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:14 44-37
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:14 43-37
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:14 42-37
Foul on Brandon Cyrus.
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LayUpShot 13:51 42-37
Brandon Cyrus made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:23 42-35
Paul Scruggs made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
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JumpShot 14:42 40-35
Marin Maric made Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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PersonalFoul 15:37 40-33
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:36 40-33
Kerem Kanter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:37 39-33
Kerem Kanter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:37 38-33
Foul on Marin Maric.
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LayUpShot 17:05 38-33
Marin Maric made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:39 38-31
Eli Cain made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:39 38-30
Eli Cain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:39 38-29
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 17:57 38-29
Trevon Bluiett made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:18 36-29
Brandon Cyrus made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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LayUpShot 18:38 36-26
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
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PersonalFoul 19:19 34-26
Foul on Tre'Darius McCallum.
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JumpShot 19:37 34-26
Kerem Kanter made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 32-26
Foul on Naji Marshall.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:11 32-26
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:11 31-26
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 30-26
Foul on Jaylen Butz.
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PersonalFoul 1:41 30-26
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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End Game 0:00 65-62
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 65-62
Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 65-62
Max Strus missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:06 65-62
Brandon Cyrus Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 65-62
Eli Cain missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 65-62
Quentin Goodin Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:28 65-62
Xavier Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:48 65-62
J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:48 65-62
Naji Marshall Block.
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LayUpShot 0:48 65-62
Brandon Cyrus missed Layup.
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Steal 0:50 65-62
Max Strus Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:50 65-62
Quentin Goodin Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:15 65-62
Max Strus Turnover.
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LayUpShot 1:45 65-62
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 63-62
Tre'Darius McCallum made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 63-61
Tre'Darius McCallum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:58 63-60
Foul on J.P. Macura.
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Defensive Rebound 2:05 63-60
Tre'Darius McCallum Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:05 63-60
J.P. Macura missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 63-60
Eli Cain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:23 63-59
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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LayUpShot 2:23 63-59
Eli Cain made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:32 63-57
Tre'Darius McCallum Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:32 63-57
Eli Cain Block.
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LayUpShot 2:32 63-57
Quentin Goodin missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:00 63-57
Sean O'Mara Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:00 63-57
Max Strus missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:27 63-57
Eli Cain Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:27 63-57
Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:50 63-57
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 3:50 63-57
DePaul Timeout
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JumpShot 3:57 63-57
Brandon Cyrus made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:06 63-55
Max Strus Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:06 63-55
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:31 63-55
Kaiser Gates Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:31 63-55
Tre'Darius McCallum missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:47 63-55
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:47 62-55
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:47 61-55
Foul on Eli Cain.
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LayUpShot 5:07 61-55
Eli Cain made Layup.
Showing the last 40 of 314 events.
Team Stats
XAV
DEP
21-50
FG
24-59
42
Field Goal %
41
6-22
3PT
6-25
27
Three Point %
24
17-19
FT
8-9
89
Free Throw %
89
39
Rebounds
27
8
Offensive Rebounds
5
31
Defensive Rebounds
22
15
Assists
13
6
Steals
9
2
Blocks
4
20
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
20
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
17
Fouls
20
12
Largest Lead
1
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