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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Xavier 89, DePaul 76
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 24, 2015
Where: Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Tony Chiazza, # Wally Rutecki, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 10250

Xavier 89, DePaul 76: Matt Stainbrook scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished off six assists to help rally the host Musketeers to the Big East victory.

Myles Davis scored a game-high 25 points, freshman Trevon Bluiett had a career-high 21 points and J.P. Macura added 10 points for Xavier (13-7, 4-4), which improved to 11-0 at home this season. The Musketeers, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half, outscored the Blue Demons, 47-26, in the second half while connecting on 17-of-26 shots.

Tommy Hamilton IV scored 15 points, Aaron Simpson chipped in with 14 points and Myke Henry finished with 13 points and eight rebounds for DePaul (11-10, 5-3). Darrick Wood added 11 points for the Blue Demons, who shot just 30 percent in the second half, including 2-of-13 on 3-point attempts.

Hamilton, who had scored five points combined in his previous three games on 1-of-9 shooting, connected on all five of his first-half field goal tries, including 3-of-3 3-pointers, en route to 13 points as DePaul took a 50-42 halftime lead. The Blue Demons shot a blistering 63.3 percent from the floor, including 11-of-19 from 3-point range.

Xavier connected on its first eight field goals to start the second half as part of a 24-8 run to take a 66-59 lead. DePaul got as close as three points, 72-69, on a layup by Wood with a little less than eight minutes to go but Xavier answered with a 8-1 run capped by a Davis layup and the Blue Demons never got closer than seven points the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Xavier finished with a 52-24 edge in points in the paint. ... DePaul fell to 0-7 when allowing 80 or more points in a game. ... Xavier forced 14 DePaul turnovers while committing just five of its own and finished with a 17-8 advantage in points off turnovers.


Top Game Performances
 
DePaul   Xavier
Tommy Hamilton IV 15 Scoring Myles Davis 25
Billy Garrett Jr. 6 Assists Dee Davis 8
Myke Henry 8 Rebounds Myles Davis 8
Billy Garrett Jr. 3 Free Throws Made Myles Davis 8
Tommy Hamilton IV 1 Steals Dee Davis 4
Durrell McDonald 1 Blocks Matt Stainbrook 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
DePaul 76 46.7 13-32 7-13 20 27 2 2 14
Xavier 89 57.4 3-17 24-36 19 32 1 9 5