CINCINNATI -- Newcomer Ryan Welage scored 21 of his 24 points in the second half on Tuesday night, and Xavier blew an 18-point lead before rallying for an 82-69 victory over IUPUI in Travis Steele's debut as the Musketeers coach.
Welage had 12 points during a 15-6 spurt after IUPUI (0-1) took its only lead early in the second half. The graduate student from San Jose State went 6 of 13 from beyond the arc.
Slimmed-down forward Tyrique Jones added 17 points and six rebounds for Xavier (1-0).
The Musketeers got their first No.