Zach Freemantle scored 17 points, Dayvion McKnight scored 13 of his 14 in the second half and Trey Green made 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 12 seconds to help No. 22 Xavier hold on for a 71-68 win over South Carolina State. Xavier used a 14-2 run to take its biggest lead of the game at 58-45 with 5:38 remaining.
Xavier guard Dayvion McKnight drives toward the basket as he is defended by South Carolina State players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Cincinnati. Xavier forward Zach Freemantle , center top, dunks as South Carolina State forward James Morrow defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Cincinnati.
Xavier opened the season with six consecutive wins before a 78-53 loss to Michigan on Thursday in the championship game at the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Xavier used a 14-2 run to take its biggest lead of the game at 58-45 when Jerome Hunter, who finished with 10 points, made a layup with 5:38 remaining. The Bulldogs scored the next 12 points, capped when Omar Croskey hit a 3-pointer and followed with a dunk that made it a one-point game about 3 minutes later.Croskey scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half for South Carolina State , Michael Teal finished with 14 and Mitchell Taylor added 11 — nine after halftime.
Xavier committed six turnovers — which led to seven South Carolina State points — as the Bulldogs jumped to an 18-11 lead when Davion Everett made a layup with 10:31 left in the first half that capped a 13-0 run. Xavier scored 21 of the next 25 points, including seven by Freemantle, to make it 32-22 after Marcus Foster hit a 3-pointer about 9 minutes later.San Diego State edges No.
Zach Freemantle moved past Joe Viviano, who scored 1,338 points for Xavier from 1956-59, into 24th on the program’s all-time scoring list with 1,352 — 32 behind Jeff Jenkins .Xavier: The Musketeers hit the road to play Thursday at TCU.
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