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Xavier hopes to continue perfect A-10 start

Jan 21, 2009 - 11:19 AM No. 13 Xavier (15-2) at St. Bonaventure (11-6) 7:00 p.m. EST

OLEAN, New York (Ticker) -- Xavier will look to remain unbeaten in Atlantic 10 play and register its seventh consecutive win when it visits St. Bonaventure on Wednesday.

The 13th-ranked Musketeers (15-2, 4-0 Atlantic 10) have not started league play 5-0 since they opened the 2001-02 conference campaign with nine straight wins.

After a 67-65 win at Rhode Island on Thursday, Xavier cruised to a 73-53 victory over visiting La Salle on Sunday. B.J. Raymond sank four 3-pointers on his way to 16 points while Derrick Brown added 15 and Jason Love added 10 and nine rebounds.

Brown is averaging 14.1 points to lead the Musketeers, with Raymond and C.J. Anderson adding 12.2 and 10.6 respectively.

Xavier is allowing just 55.5 points per game thus far in conference play, winning by an average margin of 18.5 points.

St. Bonaventure (11-6, 2-2) evened its conference record with a 71-67 victory over Richmond on Saturday. Trailing 67-60 with 2:55 left in the second half, the Bonnies closed the game on an 11-0 run to steal the road win.

Maurice Thomas recorded his fourth double-double with a season-high 25 points and 11 rebounds to help the Bonnies avoid a third straight loss. Jonathan Hall scored six of his 15 points during the decisive run and grabbed eight boards.