Nunge leads Xavier against SE Louisiana after 25-point showing

Published Nov. 30, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

SE Louisiana Lions (4-3) at Xavier Musketeers (4-3)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Xavier -23; over/under is 154

BOTTOM LINE: Xavier hosts the SE Louisiana Lions after Jack Nunge scored 25 points in Xavier's 88-84 loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

The Musketeers are 3-1 on their home court. Xavier is fourth in the Big East scoring 82.4 points while shooting 51.0% from the field.

The Lions are 1-2 in road games. SE Louisiana is sixth in the Southland scoring 32.9 points per game in the paint led by Boogie Anderson averaging 11.3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nunge is scoring 16.3 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for the Musketeers. Souley Boum is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers for Xavier.

Roscoe Eastmond is shooting 42.1% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Lions, while averaging 12 points. Anderson is averaging 11.4 points, four assists and 1.6 steals for SE Louisiana.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.