The Xavier Musketeers improved to an NCAA-best 5-0 Wednesday night with a 79-48 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Cintas Center.
Gardner Webb transfer Nate Johnson led the way for the Musketeers with 16 points, as Johnson was one of six Musketeers to have at least eight points. Zach Freemantle and Paul Scruggs had 14 (Scruggs also nine assists, one off a season-high), KyKy Tandy had 10, Bryan Griffin had nine, and DWon Odom had eight.
The Musketeers started a bit slow, but after the first ten minutes or so they got in the zone and started pulling away, taking a 35-21 lead into the half.