Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Xavier Musketeers Box Score on Dec 15, 2018

Quentin Goodin had 16 points to lead six Xavier players in double figures as the Musketeers defeated the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, 95-77, on Saturday night at Cincinnati.

Nick Mayo had 25 points, and Jomaru Brown had 15 points for the Colonels, who fell to 6-5 on the season.

Xavier, which improved to 7-4 with the win, shot 35-of-49 from the field (71.4 percent) and survived early first- and second-half runs by EKU to move to 6-1 at home on the year. While the Musketeers shot the lights out, they also committed 26 turnovers, including 17 by the starting five. That group did shoot 25-of-32 from the field, though.

Naji Marshall had 15 points for the Musketeers, and Paul Scruggs and Tyrique Jones each added 14 points, both on 5-of-5 shooting. Zach Hankins scored 14 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting, and Ryan Welage had 11 for Xavier.

Dujuanta Weaver had 15 points off the bench for Eastern Kentucky, which shot just 41.7 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from 3-point range and 33.3 percent from the free-throw line.

Coming off a 62-47 loss at in-state rival Cincinnati last Saturday, the Musketeers found themselves in hot water early with the Colonels, who took a seven-point lead less than 10 minutes into the game.

Xavier roared back to take the lead less than four minutes later, then used a 16-5 run to end the first half to go into the locker room leading 47-33.

The Musketeers did their damage from all corners, with four players scoring more than seven points in the first half, led by Hankins' 12 in the first half on 5-of-6 shooting. Xavier shot 67 percent from the field in the half, though just 2-for-7 from 3-point range.

--Field Level Media