CINCINNATI – Senior guard J.P. Macura engineered a second-half comeback as the No. 6/5 Musketeers defeated DePaul, 77-72, on Saturday afternoon at Cintas Center.
Xavier won its ninth straight game, improving to 14-1 (2-0 BIG EAST) on the year. The Musketeers have now won seven straight in the series with the Blue Demons and 10 of the last 11 meetings. DePaul dropped to 7-7 (0-2 BIG EAST) following the loss.
• The opening half had five ties and eight lead changes with neither team leading by more than four points until the closing minutes of the stanza.