No. 9 Xavier Stays Perfect; Defeats UNI, 64-42

Saturday, November 26

Cincinnati, Ohio

11 a.m.

University of Northern Iowa

Xavier

No. 9 Xavier Stays Perfect; Defeats UNI, 64-42

11/26/2016 12:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

CINCINNATI, Ohio - The No. 9-ranked Xavier Musketeers stayed perfect on the season with a 64-42 home win over the University of Northern Iowa Panthers Saturday in the Cintas Center.

Xavier (6-0 overall) held UNI to 12 first-half points and limited the Panthers to 32.6 percent shooting from the floor in a rematch of the Tire Pros Invitational championship from this past Sunday in Orlando.

UNI (3-2 overall) was led in scoring by Jeremy Morgan, who tallied all 14 of his points in the second half. Morgan added four blocks, three steals and three rebounds to stuff his stat line. Klint Carlson added 11 points and three rebounds in the road setback.

Xavier bounced to a 20-5 lead in the opening 10 minutes of the contest and held the Panthers to only four made field goals in the first half. Xavier dominated the glass with a 42-20 advantage in rebounding.

UNI clawed back to within 50-35 on a Morgan 3-pointer with 7:33 left in the game. However, Xavier extended the lead back to 22 points as the Panthers went scoreless for four minutes.

UNI will be back in action at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the McLeod Center against the George Mason Patriots.

NOTES: UNI was held to eight made 3-pointers - the first time this season the Panthers have been held below double-figures in 3-point makes ... UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 536 straight games ... UNI is 17-37 vs. NCAA Division I top-25 ranked opponents.