It was a total team effort Friday night for Xavier, as 11 players scored in an 88-67 home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n
Jovan Milicevic, despite picking up four fouls in a limited 17 minutes of action, led the Musketeers (5-3) in scoring with 14 points. He also led the Musketeers with four 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
Milicevic was one of four double-digit scorers for Xavier, joined by Filip Borovicanin (10 points), Tre Carroll (11 points) and Anthony Robinson (12 points).<\/p>\n
Borovicanin was a beast on the glass, muscling his way to 15 rebounds to lead the Musketeers. Robinson added four offensive rebounds, and the Musketeers finished with eight second-chance points.<\/p>\n
The Musketeers were hot from beyond the arc again Friday night, making 12 of 28 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n
Xavier also moved the ball around and took advantage of 10 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi turnovers, dishing out 26 assists to just five turnovers and scoring 28 fastbreak points.<\/p>\n
The Islanders (2-5) stayed in the game through the first half and into the second with a methodical approach and high-percentage shots.<\/p>\n
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi trailed 43-33 at halftime, but remained in the game, having dished out nine assists with 14 made field goals and only attempting six 3-pointers. They made just 4 of 15 from deep on the night.<\/p>\n
D\u2019Avian Houston led the Islanders with 13 points, while tying with Kam Parker and Cenker Ervan for the team lead with three assists. The Islanders notched 19 assists overall.<\/p>\n
Xavier\u2019s offense got into a rhythm midway through the first half, taking the lead for good, 11-10, at the 12:55 mark with a transition 3-pointer by Isaiah Walker.<\/p>\n
The Musketeers carried their offensive momentum from the Charleston Classic into Friday night\u2019s game, dishing out 12 assists and knocking down eight 3-pointers in the half. Malik Messina-Moore had five of the Musketeers\u2019 assists, while seven different players knocked down a 3-pointer.<\/p>\n
Messina-Moore and Borovicanin each had five assists for Xavier overall, while eight different players knocked down a 3-pointer for the Musketeers.<\/p>\n
\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n
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