Dailyn Swain and Zach Freemantle every scored 15 factors to assist Xavier defeat No. 19 UConn 76-72 on Saturday night time.
Xavier (13-8, 5-5 Huge East) had misplaced 4 straight to the Huskies. It was the Musketeers’ second win over a ranked convention opponent just lately. They gained at then-No 7 Marquette last Saturday.
Solo Ball scored 20 factors and Aidan Mahaney had 14 for UConn (14-6, 6-3).
The Huskies had possession trailing 74-72 with 21.7 seconds remaining, however the Musketeers compelled a shot clock violation. Marcus Foster was fouled and hit two free throws to seal the victory.
Swain left Wednesday’s loss at St. John’s with an ankle sprain however returned to spark the Musketeers, who had 5 gamers in double figures.
The Musketeers led by as many as 10 factors throughout a wild first half, however allowed 23 factors within the last seven minutes because the Huskies rallied to take a 41-40 lead into halftime.
Takeaways
UConn: Freshman Liam McNeeley, the workforce’s third-leading scorer, didn’t play on account of a excessive ankle sprain. The Huskies had been additional hampered when Alex Karaban fouled out with 3:27 left.
Xavier: The Musketeers wanted extra manufacturing off the bench. The bench contributed 26 factors on Saturday, all of them by Dante Maddox Jr. and Jerome Hunter.
Key second
Xavier led by 5 factors when Ball was fouled by Foster on a 3-point try. Ball made three free throws to chop the deficit to 74-72 with 1:29 left.
Key stat
By 20 video games, Xavier had 13% of its pictures blocked, which ranks twelfth worst nationally. UConn had seven blocks in Saturday’s sport.
Up Subsequent
UConn hosts DePaul on Wednesday, whereas Xavier performs at Creighton on Wednesday.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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