IU basketball: Indiana at Xavier game day essentials

Recreation Day Necessities:

No. 12 Indiana (2-0) at Xavier (3-0)

• Tip Time: 6:00 p.m. Japanese
• Location: Cintas Middle (10,250), Cincinnati, Ohio
• Tv/Stream: FS1 (Kevin Kugler, Jimmy Jackson)
• IU Radio Community: IU Radio Community
• Level Unfold: Indiana is a 3-point favourite
• KenPom Projected Rating: No. 10 Indiana 74 No. 38 Xavier 72
• Sequence: Indiana leads 8-1. Xavier received final assembly 80-65 on Nov. 24, 2007

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Xavier’s Sean Miller:

Sean Miller is in his second stint as head males’s basketball coach at Xavier.

In his first stint as head coach with the Musketeers, Miller had an total document of 120-47, together with 57-23 in A-10 convention play in 5 seasons. His group made the NCAA Event in every of his closing 4 seasons, together with one journey every to the Candy 16 and Elite Eight.

Previous to arriving at Xavier for his second stint there, Miller most just lately served as head coach of the Arizona Wildcats for 12 seasons, from 2009-2021, posting an total document of 302-109. The Wildcats made the NCAA Event seven instances, together with two appearances within the Candy 16 and three within the Elite Eight.

Sean Miller is the brother of present Rhode Island and former Indiana head coach Archie Miller. Archie was at IU from 2017-2021.

Xavier Notes:

• Xavier has received 12 of its final 15 video games in opposition to 9 completely different groups from the Massive Ten Convention because the 2007-08 season (15 seasons), together with 4-1 within the NCAA Event and 3-1 within the Gavitt Tipoff Video games.
• Xavier, 3-0, received its eighth straight recreation relationship again to final season with a 78-65 win over Fairfield on Tuesday evening. Graduate pupil Jack Nunge led Xavier in scoring with 23 factors, whereas senior Zach Freemantle recorded a triple-double.
• Xavier senior Zach Freemantle, who was named to the weekly BIG EAST Convention Honor Roll after XU’s first two wins, adopted that up with a triple-double vs. Fairfield with 15 factors, 13 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists.
• Xavier is searching for its eighth straight win at Cintas Middle. XU is taking part in the ultimate recreation of a four-game homestand to open the season.
• Xavier head coach Sean Miller is again for his sixth season on the helm. Miller, who was the XU head coach from 2004-09, is the fifth-winningest lively Division I head coach (by win proportion) amongst coaches with at the least 10 years as a head coach.
• Xavier junior Colby Jones, who was named Preseason All-BIG EAST First Group, sat out the Fairfield recreation with a sprained ankle.
• Xavier graduate pupil Jack Nunge, who was named Preseason All-BIG EAST First Group, leads Xavier in scoring at 18.0 ppg whereas capturing 64.3 p.c from the sector. He’s second on the group in rebounding at 6.3 rpg.
• Xavier’s balanced scoring assault boasts 5 gamers who common in double figures in scoring led by Jack Nunge (18.0 ppg. to go together with 6.3 rpg.) and Zach Freemantle (15.7 ppg. to go together with a team-high 7.7 rpg.), who’re additionally XU’s prime rebounders.

Xavier 2022-23 KenPom Highlights:

Tempo – No. 89

Offensive Effectivity – No. 27

• Xavier’s efficient FG proportion of 61.5 p.c is No. 12 nationally and consists of the No. 14 proportion from three (45.5) and No. 34 proportion from two (59.2 p.c).
• The Musketeers are No. 19 with a 40.0 offensive rebounding proportion.
• Xavier assists on 74.5 p.c of its area targets (No. 5).
• The Musketeers are giving up loads of turnovers through steals (15.9 p.c of possessions, No. 350).

Defensive Effectivity – No. 59

• Xavier has allowed groups to get offensive rebounds. They permit them on 31.0 p.c of misses, No. 225.
• Opponents have made a comparatively excessive charge of their 3-point makes an attempt — 35 p.c, No. 227.
• With a 16.3 p.c block charge (No. 25) and 14.6 p.c steal charge (No. 22), Xavier is pretty lively on the defensive finish.

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