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Xavier looks to continue its momentum at Massachusetts
Jan 27, 2008 - 3:02 PM No. 22 Xavier (16-4) at Massachusetts (13-5) 12:00 pm ESTAMHERST, Massachusetts (Ticker) - Coming off its most dominant conference win of the season, No. 22 Xavier looks to continue its momentum when they take on Massachusetts in Atlantic 10 action on Sunday.
On Thursday, the Musketeers (16-4, 4-1) jumped out to a 15-2 advantage and led by as many as 33 in routing No. 19 Dayton, 69-43.
Stanley Burrell led the way with 13 points but also guarded the Flyers' leading scorer Brian Roberts, holding him to a season-low five points.
It is the only regular season meeting between the two schools, who finished tied for first in the conference at 13-3 last season.
The Minutemen (13-5, 2-2) are coming off an 81-77 defeat at Saint Joseph's on Wednesday, which snapped a two-game winning streak.
Massachusetts, which averages 84.9 points per game, have two players scoring 20 points per game. Sophomore Ricky Harris' 20.7 points per game leads the team, while senior Gary Forbes is netting 20.5 per contest.
Harris had a career-high 30 points in the loss to the Hawks and has recorded five straight 20-point games.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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XAVIER (22) 34 43 77
MASSACHUSETTS 23 42 65 FINAL
Jan 27 2:16 PM - NCAA BB
(22) XAVIER 34
MASSACHUSETTS 23 HALFTIME
Jan 27 12:55 PM
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