Xavier nicks by EKU in OT, 99-96

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports It took overtime, but the Xavier Musketeers improved to 4-0 on Monday night.

The Musketeers fended off a hard-nosed effort by the visiting Eastern Kentucky Colonels. EKU pushed XU to the limit, but the Musketeers fended them off in OT, 99-96, and remain unbeaten in the process.

Jason Carter was the hero in OT for the Musketeers, pushing them up 95-92 over EKU with 25 seconds to go. Carter was then tasked with heading to the free throw line a possession later, where he sunk two free throws to lift them up by three. A late jumper by Jomaru Brown put some heat on them, by KyKy Tandy put the cap on the game with two free throws to go up three. And that was all she…