In Tuesday’s BIG EAST action, Xavier beat the Baylor Bears and Georgetown defeated the Maine Black Bears with both winning squads scoring 76 points.
No. 21 Xavier knocked off No. 16 Baylor 76-63 at a sold-out Cintas Center. It was the Musketeers’ 34th straight home win against a non-conference opponent. Xavier (6-1) started quickly, gaining an 18-6 lead and did not trail the rest of the way. Kaiser Gates and J.P. Macura each scored 19 points. The point total for Gates was a career high. Trevon Bluiett and Naji Marshall added 10 points apiece.
Georgetown remained unbeaten (5-0) after its 76-55 victory over Maine at the Capital One Arena.