CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The No. 9-ranked Xavier Musketeers scored a 77-67 victory over the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team in front of 6,355 fans in the McLeod Center.
Xavier (12-1 overall) used a crucial 11-2 run to turn a 46-46 tie into a 57-48 advantage with 5:30 left in the game. Xavier was led in scoring by J.P. Macura's 15 points. The Musketeers also had double-figure scoring from Trevon Bluiett (12 points), Kaiser Gates (11 points) and Kerem Kanter (10 points). The Musketeers drained 12-of-23 shots from three-point land in the win.