Game Thread: Xavier v Robert Morris (11/6/2023)

[paulxu]

VS.

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers host the Robert Morris University Colonials for Opening Night on Monday at 8 p.m. at Cintas Center. Xavier has won 33 straight regular season openers, including the last 23 at Cintas Center.

Xavier has 10 newcomers on the 2023-24 roster, including six freshmen and four transfers. Xavier has only two returning scholarship letterwinners on the active roster. Sophomore Desmond Claude, a member of the 2022-23 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team, is XU's top returnee. XU finished 27-10 last season and made it to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

Head coach Sean Miller, 147-57 heading into his seventh season as the Xavier head coach, is just one win shy of tying the late Skip Prosser for third place on Xavier's all-time wins list. Prosser won 148 games in seven years from 1994-01.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY COLONIALS (0-0, 0-0 HORIZON)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023 AT 8:00 P.M. ET
AT CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 "BIG EAST Tipoff" whip around coverage with play by-play from Connor Onion and analysis from LaVall Jordan. The complete coverage is available on the FOX Sports app.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from XU all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88). XU broadcast is also on the Varsity Network and on the SXM App.

Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

[paulxu]

Play ball !

[Xville]

Line: X -19.5 . That’s a big number for game 1

[noteggs]

Especially with 10 new players!

[xu82]

Especially with 10 new players!

…and half of their names look like some kind of a Scrabble challenge!

This would be like betting on preseason football, it seems. I have zero idea what to expect, other than Sean will make them better over the course of the season. It wasn’t too long ago we couldn’t say that.

[paulxu]

Updated original post with GoXavier info on game.

[bobbiemcgee]

Thx for doing this every year Paul. We know it takes time and research.

[drudy23]

Another year where X cooks the over most games? Looking that way.

[xukeith]

Robert Morris Performance Insights
Robert Morris was 235th in the nation last season with 69.3 points per game. At the other end, it ranked 77th with 66.8 points allowed per contest.
The Colonials ranked 126th in the country with 32.5 boards per game. Meanwhile, they ranked 106th with 30.1 rebounds allowed per contest.
Robert Morris ranked 117th in the country with 13.8 dimes per contest.
The Colonials averaged 12.6 turnovers per game (258th-ranked in college basketball) this season, while forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest (121st-ranked).
The Colonials sank 7.1 three-pointers per game (210th-ranked in college basketball). They sported a 33.4% shooting percentage (221st-ranked) from three-point land.
Robert Morris ranked 64th in college basketball with 6.3 three-pointers allowed per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 282nd with a 35.4% shooting percentage allowed from downtown.
Robert Morris took 63.1% two-pointers and 36.9% three-pointers last season. Of the team's baskets, 72.2% were two-pointers and 27.8% were three-pointers.

[xukeith]

X favored by 19 this morning.
O/U : 145