Dailyna Swain AND Zacha Freemantle Everyone scored 15 points, which helped Xavier defeat team No. 19 Uconn 76-72 on Saturday evening.
Xavier (13-8, 5-5 Big East) lost four in a row of Husky. This was the second victory of Musketeers on the ranking conference opponent recently. They won at Then – No. 7 Marquette on last Saturday.
Only ball scored 20 points and Aidana Mahaneya He had 14 for Uconn (14-6, 6-3).
21.7 seconds before the end, the Huskies led 74-72, but Musketeers forced a violation of the clock of the action time. Marcus Foster He was fouled, and then he hit two free kicks and sealed the victory.
Swain left Wednesday’s defeat at the St. John’s with ankle twisting, but he returned to give a burn to musketeers, whose five players had a two -digit number of players.
In the crazy first half, the Musketeers ran up to 10 points, but in the last seven minutes they scored 23 points, when the Huskus gathered and took the lead 41-40.
To go
Uconn: novice Liam McNeleyThe third team in order did not play because of a large ankle twist. Husky were even more difficult when Aleks Karaban fouled at 3:27 before the end.
Xavier: Musketeers needed more production outside the bench. On Saturday, the bench scored 26 points, and they all scored Dante Maddox Junior and Hieronim Hunter.
No. 19 Uconn Huskus versus Xavier Musketeers – the most important information | Fox College rims
Key moment
Xavier ran five points when Ball was fouled by Foster after throwing for three points. At 1:29 Before the end, Ball made three free kicks and reduced the deficit to 74-72.
Key statistics
In 20 matches, Xavier had 13% of blocked shots, which is 12th in the country. In Saturday’s match Uconn had seven blocks.
Next
On Wednesday, Uconn will take Depul, and Xavier will play Creightton on Wednesday.
Associated Press reports.
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