{"id":69617,"date":"2025-11-29T13:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/69617\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:31:14","slug":"mens-basketball-takes-88-67-win-over-texas-am-corpus-christi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/69617\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Basketball Takes 88-67 Win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi"},"content":{"rendered":"

CINCINNATI –\u00a0Four Musketeers hit double figures, led by 14 points for Jovan Milicevic<\/a>, as Xavier took a 88-67 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Friday evening at Cintas Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Xavier is back at Cintas Center to continue the five-game homestand on Monday, Dec. 1, hosting Saint Francis. The Musketeers and the Red Flash get underway at 7:00 p.m. on TruTV.

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NOTABLES<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Islander’s led early, but an 11-0 Xavier run midway through the first half put the Musketeers in front,\u00a019-11, with 10:57 remaining in the half. The Musketeers led the remainder of the half, going up by as many as 13 before taking a 43-33 lead into halftime. Tre Carroll<\/a> and All Wright<\/a> each had seven to lead the Musketeers in the first half.
\n\tThe Musketeers opened up the second half with a 10-0 run to take a 20-point lead, 53-33, with 17:18 to play. Xavier led by as many as 26 before winning by a final score of 88-67.
\n\tJovan Milicevic<\/a> led the Musketeers with 14 points, connecting on 4-of-8 from outside. He’s recorded double figures in five straight games and six of eight games this season.
\n\tAnthony Robinson<\/a> had a season-high 12 points, shooting 5-of-7 from the floor.
\n\tTre Carroll<\/a> finished with 11 points, recording double figures in every game so far this season.
\n\tFilip Borovicanin<\/a> finished with his second\u00a0double-double of the season after scoring 10 points and grabbing\u00a0a collegiate career-high 15 rebounds. He’s the first Xavier player to have 15 or more in a game since Jack Nunge vs. Cincinnati in the 2021-22 season (12-11-21).
\n\tXavier connected on 45.6 percent of its shots from the floor, and 42.9 percent from three, while holi
\n\tEleven Musketeers recorded points, including Henry Thole<\/a> who recorded his first collegiate basket.
\n\tXavier connected went 8-of-16 from outside in the first half, finishing\u00a0with 12 made-threes to marking XU’s fourth-straight game with at least 10 outside shots. The Musketeers also had a four-game streak last season in games played Nov. 8-20.\u00a0Xavier’s longest streak of games in a single season with at least 10 3-pointers is six, which the Musketeers set in the final six games of the 1998-99 season.
\n\tEight Musketeers hit a three-pointer, including Ian Sabourin<\/a>, who recorded his first collegiate three.
\n\tXavier caused 10 turnovers, outscoring the Islanders 14-4 on points off miscues.\u00a0
\n\tThe Musketeers had a 28-7 advantage on fast-break points. <\/p>\n

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HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n

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PRESS CONFERENCE<\/p>\n

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PHOTOS<\/p>\n

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