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Xavier Musketeers (14-1)
| Player | MP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevon Bluiett | 32.9 | .467 | .415 | .886 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 19.7 |
| J.P. Macura | 28.0 | .492 | .370 | .878 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 12.9 |
| Tyrique Jones | 17.9 | .695 | .574 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 9.4 | |
| Kaiser Gates | 26.7 | .433 | .440 | .792 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 9.3 |
| Kerem Kanter | 15.0 | .536 | .385 | .825 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| Quentin Goodin | 27.7 | .433 | .056 | .875 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 8.0 |
| Sean O'Mara | 15.3 | .710 | .906 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 7.8 | |
| Naji Marshall | 17.9 | .603 | .455 | .692 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| Paul Scruggs | 16.5 | .415 | .118 | .667 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Elias Harden | 9.1 | .273 | .200 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Leighton Schrand | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Matt Singleton | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||
| Nick Vanderpohl | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Butler Bulldogs (12-3) Per Game Table Player MP FG% 3P% FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Kelan Martin 35.0 .438 .310 .860 7.1 1.9 1.2 0.5 2.0 1.6 18.9 Kamar Baldwin 33.2 .424 .300 .719 4.8 3.0 2.0 0.7 2.4 2.4 14.5 Paul Jorgensen 28.7 .474 .425 .857 3.5 2.4 1.1 0.1 0.7 1.2 12.3 Tyler Wideman 20.8 .690 .000 .735 5.1 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.6 2.6 10.1 Sean McDermott 24.4 .500 .425 .769 4.0 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.8 8.3 Nate Fowler 16.6 .603 .333 .833 2.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.1 5.7 Aaron Thompson 25.7 .446 .000 .524 1.4 3.8 1.0 0.5 2.3 3.0 5.3 Henry Baddley 13.7 .606 .667 .933 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 4.1 Joey Brunk 6.9 .526 .500 2.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.9 Jerald Gillens-Butler 7.1 .273 .333 .833 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 1.9 Christian David 7.2 .412 .125 .500 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.1 1.7 Campbell Donovan 2.4 .000 .000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Xavier/Butler 7pm at Cintas. Get it rOcKinG #XavierNation! #GameDayGuide pic.twitter.com/b35zILy3lD
— Chris Mack (@CoachChrisMack) January 2, 2018
Fox Sports Stream
Three keys
- Take it seriously. Xavier has come out in a slumber against some lesser opponents lately. The difference in talent between X and DePaul allowed them to dig out of a 16-point second-half hole, but they don't have that trump card against Butler. X played from the word go against Marquette; they need to bring that same intensity tonight.
| Player | MP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelan Martin | 35.0 | .438 | .310 | .860 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 18.9 |
| Kamar Baldwin | 33.2 | .424 | .300 | .719 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 14.5 |
| Paul Jorgensen | 28.7 | .474 | .425 | .857 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 12.3 |
| Tyler Wideman | 20.8 | .690 | .000 | .735 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 10.1 |
| Sean McDermott | 24.4 | .500 | .425 | .769 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| Nate Fowler | 16.6 | .603 | .333 | .833 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 5.7 |
| Aaron Thompson | 25.7 | .446 | .000 | .524 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| Henry Baddley | 13.7 | .606 | .667 | .933 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| Joey Brunk | 6.9 | .526 | .500 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | |
| Jerald Gillens-Butler | 7.1 | .273 | .333 | .833 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Christian David | 7.2 | .412 | .125 | .500 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Campbell Donovan | 2.4 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Xavier/Butler 7pm at Cintas. Get it rOcKinG #XavierNation! #GameDayGuide pic.twitter.com/b35zILy3lD
— Chris Mack (@CoachChrisMack) January 2, 2018
Fox Sports Stream
Three keys
- Take it seriously. Xavier has come out in a slumber against some lesser opponents lately. The difference in talent between X and DePaul allowed them to dig out of a 16-point second-half hole, but they don't have that trump card against Butler. X played from the word go against Marquette; they need to bring that same intensity tonight.
- Make Kamar Baldwin a volume scorer. Kelan Martin is realistically going to get his most nights anyway, but Butler's second-leading scorer can be hassled a bit. Baldwin has shot just 17-55/4-15/5-6 (.309/.267/.833) in Butler's three losses. He's only shooting 30% from deep this year; if Xavier has to surrender shots tonight, it might be best to do so to him.
- Use the zone. The ball sticks on Butler's offense; they're 10th in the Big East and 273rd in the nation in assist rate. A team with good ball movement and outside shooting is going to be able to pick apart the zone to get clean looks. Butler has neither of those. Expect a healthy dose of non-man defense from Xavier tonight.