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Home » Xavier Musketeers Cruise Past Georgetown, 97-75, To Snap 5-Game Skid
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Xavier Musketeers Cruise Past Georgetown, 97-75, To Snap 5-Game Skid

Musketeers head into Big East Tournament as No. 8 seed, play Butler Wednesday.
Mike PetragliaBy Mike Petraglia03/05/20223 Mins Read
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Adam Kunkel (5), Jerome Hunter (21) and Zach Freemantle (32) were loving life Saturday vs. Georgetown.
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CINCINNATI — Talk about just what the doctor ordered. What the Xavier Musketeers and their embattled head coach Travis Steele received Saturday night amounted to a gift from the schedule-makers.

And most importantly, they took full advantage on Senior Night before an appreciative crowd at Cintas Center.

Nate Johnson drilled his first four three-point attempts and finished with 25 points while Jack Nunge and Colby Jones added 16 apiece as the Musketeers snapped out of a five-game skid with a 97-75 win over lowly Georgetown.

Senior captain Paul Scruggs received an emotional hug from teammates and a standing ovation from the crowd as he left the game with 1:44 left and finished his final game at Cintas with eight points and four rebounds.

Colby Jones on Nate Johnson in first half "He shot the crap out of the ball" pic.twitter.com/yo8CyaLVnV

— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) March 6, 2022

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Xavier, which is among the “last four in” in Joe Lunardi’s NCAA bracketology, was desperate for the win. They improve to 18-12 and finish the Big East regular season with a very disappointing 8-11 mark after being picked to finish third in preseason polling. They head into the Big East Tournament this week and will play Wednesday as the No. 8 seed against No. 9 seed Butler (FS1 TV) at 4:30 pm ET.

During a skid in which they lost five in a row and seven-of-eight, the Muskies struggled badly in the first half of nearly every game. That would not be the case in this contest.

Xavier shot 9-of-14 from three-point range in the first half and 17-of-26 from the field overall in the opening 20 minutes, racing out to a 54-30 halftime lead. Xavier was firing on all cylinders, not just from deep. They executed in half-court with slip screens in which their bigs were sliding to the basket for layups and in transition, taking advantage of Georgetown’s five turnovers.

"I think this is a huge turning point for us. I think it will springboard us." @XavierMBB head coach Travis Steele on the regular season finale win over Georgetown. pic.twitter.com/xDwZtjbIax

— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) March 6, 2022

The Musketeers had superior ball movement all night, earning assists on their first 21 field goals and finishing with 31 assists on 35 field goals on the night.

More than anything, the Muskies played great defense, holding the Hoyas to 9-of-31 from the field, including 1-of-10 from three-point range, while beating the visitors on the glass, 24-12.

⚔️ | Adam Kunkel connects on his 3️⃣rd 3️⃣ of the day!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/L6IBVDzotb

— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 6, 2022

For the once-proud Hoyas and their head coach Patrick Ewing, they finished their worst-ever Big East season winless at 0-19. Ewing, who led the Hoyas to NCAA championship in 1984 and NCAA Finals appearances in 1982 and 1985, lost his 20th straight game and finished the regular season with an abysmal 6-24 record.

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Joined CLNS Media in 2017. Covered Boston sports as a radio broadcaster, reporter, columnist and TV and video talent since 1993. Covered Boston Red Sox for MLB.com from 2000-2007 and the New England Patriots for ESPN Radio, WBZ-AM, SiriusXM, WEEI, WEEI.com and CLNS since 1993. Featured columnist for the Boston Celtics on CelticsBlog.

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