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Washington Leads Xavier Past Mississippi State, 81-63, at Greenbrier Tip-Off
By Piper Rampage
Xavier defeated Mississippi State 81-63 in a neutral-site game at Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Tru Washington led Xavier with a season-high 21 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Jovan Milicevic added 12 points, Nikos Chitikoudis scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Xavier’s bench contributed 34 points.
Mississippi State scored the first four points, but Xavier answered with a 9-0 run and never trailed again. Xavier led 41-31 at halftime and extended its advantage in the second half. A dunk by Chitikoudis made it 53-36 with 15:10 remaining, and Mississippi State never got back within single digits. Xavier’s largest lead was 19 points at 69-50.
Josh Hubbard led Mississippi State with 12 points and moved to third on the school’s all-time scoring list with 2,013 career points. RJ Johnson added 11 points for Mississippi State.
Xavier shot 10-of-23 from three-point range and won the rebounding battle 44-43. Mississippi State shot 33.3% from the field and 4-of-29 from three-point range.
The win improved Xavier to 4-0, while Mississippi State fell to 3-1, suffering its first loss. It was Xavier’s first win in the series since the 2004 NCAA Tournament.
Piper Rampage
Men’s College Basketball, The Library Media
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