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Xavier visits Brown and Providence
By The Associated Press
Xavier Musketeers (11-12, 4-10 Big East) at Providence Friars (10-14, 3-10 Big
East)
Providence, Rhode Island; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Providence hosts Xavier after Teneisia Brown scored 24 points in
Providence's 78-61 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles.
The Friars are 8-6 on their home court. Providence is 5-10 in games decided by
10 points or more.
The Musketeers have gone 4-10 against Big East opponents. Xavier is ninth in
the Big East giving up 65.7 points while holding opponents to 40.1% shooting.
Providence is shooting 38.5% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points
lower than the 40.1% Xavier allows to opponents. Xavier has shot at a 39.5%
rate from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points fewer than the 40.9%
shooting opponents of Providence have averaged.
The Friars and Musketeers face off Sunday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sabou Gueye is scoring 14.5 points per game with 5.7 rebounds
and 2.2 assists for the Friars. Brown is averaging 9.5 points over the last 10
games.
Mariyah Noel is scoring 15.9 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for the
Musketeers. Meri Kanerva is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Friars: 2-8, averaging 60.0 points, 28.8 rebounds, 10.8 assists,
8.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 72.7 points per game.
Musketeers: 3-7, averaging 56.1 points, 27.6 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 6.5 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 68.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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