Hot shooting and stingy defense have number 10 Xavier ahead of Auburn 39-30 at the intermission.
It's halftime in Cincinnati and number 10 Xavier leads Auburn 39-30. Auburn, the 8th ranked scoring offense in the country, hasn't been able to get much going against #10 Xavier, who came in as the 35th ranked defense.
Here's everything you'll need to get caught up:
- Xavier has the advantage on the boards: 21-12 total, 7-2 offensive, with nine coming from the duo of Jalen Reynolds and Trevon Bluiett.
- Xavier has also won the turnover battle with nine assists to five turnovers while Auburn has five assists and seven turnovers.