DePaul Blue Demons at Xavier Musketeers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Carroll, Borovicanin lead Xavier past DePaul, 68-66
Carroll had six rebounds for the Musketeers (12-10, 4-7 Big East Conference). Borovicanin scored 16 points while going 6 of 11 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds. Malik Messina-Moore shot 4 for 7, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.
CJ Gunn led the Blue Demons (12-10, 4-7) in scoring, finishing with 19 points. NJ Benson added 14 points and eight rebounds for DePaul. Layden Blocker also had 11 points.
Moore scored nine points in the first half and Xavier went into the break trailing 35-30. Borovicanin led Xavier with 14 points in the second half, including their game-winning shot.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Filip Borovicanin makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:09 | CJ Gunn makes 28-foot three point jumper (Layden Blocker assists) | 66 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Filip Borovicanin makes 20-foot pullup jump shot | 63 - 66 |
Statistics
 DEP |
 XAV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-59 | FG | 23-50 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 0-1 | FT | 16-19 |
| 0 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 93 | Percent Led | 2 |
Game Information
Cintas Center
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 9,596 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 10-0 | - | 20-1 |
| St. John's | 9-1 | 1 | 16-5 |
| Villanova | 7-3 | 3 | 16-5 |
| Creighton | 6-4 | 4 | 12-9 |
| Seton Hall | 6-5 | 4.5 | 16-6 |
| Butler | 4-7 | 6.5 | 13-9 |
| Xavier | 4-7 | 6.5 | 12-10 |
| Georgetown | 4-7 | 6.5 | 12-10 |
| DePaul | 4-7 | 6.5 | 12-10 |
| Marquette | 3-9 | 8 | 8-15 |
| Providence | 2-9 | 8.5 | 9-13 |