Xavier faces No. 8 Duke

Duke Blue Devils (5-1) vs. Xavier Musketeers (4-1)

Portland, Oregon; Friday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Xavier Musketeers play the No. 8 Duke Blue Devils in Portland, Oregon.

The Musketeers have a 4-1 record in non-conference games. Xavier ranks sixth in college basketball with 21.4 assists per game led by Colby Jones averaging 6.0.

The Blue Devils have a 5-1 record in non-conference play. Duke leads the ACC with 15.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Ryan Young averaging 4.2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jack Nunge is shooting 56.9% and averaging 16.8 points for the Musketeers. Adam Kunkel is averaging 11.4 points for Xavier.

Kyle Filipowski is scoring 16.2 points per game and averaging 11.0 rebounds for the Blue Devils. Jeremy Roach is averaging 11.3 points and 2.2 rebounds for Duke.

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