Boum, No. 8 Xavier Musketeers to visit Johnson, DePaul Blue Demons

Published Jan. 17, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Xavier Musketeers (15-3, 7-0 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (8-10, 2-5 Big East)

Chicago; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: DePaul plays No. 8 Xavier in a matchup of Big East teams.

The Blue Demons are 6-3 in home games. DePaul is seventh in the Big East with 8.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Eral Penn averaging 2.7.

The Musketeers are 7-0 against Big East opponents. Xavier is the top team in the Big East shooting 40.2% from deep. Zach Freemantle leads the Musketeers shooting 64.3% from 3-point range.

The Blue Demons and Musketeers face off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Javan Johnson is shooting 42.4% and averaging 15.7 points for the Blue Demons. Umoja Gibson is averaging 14.9 points over the last 10 games for DePaul.

Souley Boum is averaging 17.6 points and 4.9 assists for the Musketeers. Jack Nunge is averaging 14.8 points and 7.8 rebounds over the past 10 games for Xavier.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Demons: 3-7, averaging 67.7 points, 29.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points per game.

Musketeers: 10-0, averaging 84.3 points, 37.6 rebounds, 21.8 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.