CINCINNATI — Ryan Conwell's 19 points helped Xavier defeat IUPUI 94-80 on Friday night.
Conwell shot 6 of 11 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Musketeers (2-0). Zach Freemantle added 17 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line while he also had six rebounds. Dayvion McKnight shot 6 for 6, including 4 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.
Jarvis Walker led the Jaguars (0-1) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and two steals. Paul Zilinskas added 17 points for IUPUI. Alec Millender had 12 points and six assists.
Xavier took the lead with 3:39 left in the first half and never looked back. Conwell led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 38-33 at the break. Xavier pulled away with a 12-2 run in the second half to extend a five-point lead to 15 points. They outscored IUPUI by nine points in the final half, as McKnight led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.
Xavier 94, IUPUI 80
IUPUI (1-1) — Brown 1-3 2-2 4, Craig 4-8 0-0 8, Garner 3-6 0-0 6, Walker 6-16 4-4 20, Zilinskas 6-14 1-1 17, Millender 4-5 1-3 12, Goode 1-3 2-2 5, Dudukovich 3-5 0-0 8. Totals: 28-60 10-12 80.
XAVIER (2-0) — Freemantle 5-8 7-8 17, Conwell 6-11 4-4 19, Foster 3-6 2-2 9, McKnight 6-6 1-2 17, Swain 3-5 0-2 6, Maddox 1-6 0-0 3, Hunter 5-12 0-0 10, Green 2-3 0-0 5, Hugley 2-2 4-4 8. Totals: 33-59 18-22 94.
Halftime—Xavier 38-33. 3-Point Goals—IUPUI 14-28 (Zilinskas 4-6, Walker 4-7, Millender 3-4, Dudukovich 2-4, Goode 1-3, Brown 0-1, Garner 0-1, Craig 0-2), Xavier 10-18 (McKnight 4-4, Conwell 3-6, Foster 1-1, Green 1-2, Maddox 1-4, Hunter 0-1). Rebounds—IUPUI 23 (Craig 10), Xavier 32 (Swain 8). Assists—IUPUI 15 (Millender 6), Xavier 23 (McKnight 5). Total Fouls—IUPUI 17, Xavier 11. A—10,224 (10,250).
