CINCINNATI - A strong second half effort for the Musketeers, led by 14 points for Paul Scruggs, helped Xavier erase a halftime deficit, but No. 21 Xavier was unable to hold off DePaul, falling 69-65 at Cintas Center on Saturday.
Scruggs finished with 21 points for the game, leading four Musketeers in double figures. Jack Nunge added 12, Colby Jones added 11 and Zach Freemantle had 10 as Xavier moved to 16-6 on the season and 6-5 in BIG EAST play.
- DePaul took the lead on an opening three, taking a 7-3 lead with 12:57 remaining in the first half.