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Xavier played its usual brand of in-your-face defense against Purdue, which seemingly couldn't get to the bench during a timeout without being hounded by a player in a white jersey.
While point guard Drew Lavender rested his sprained ankle Saturday to get ready for tournament time, No. 8 Xavier finished one of the best regular seasons in its history with an 86-61 victory over Richmond.
Josh Duncan scored 14 points, and Drew Lavender made four free throws in the final 35 seconds as No. 10 Xavier beat Dayton 57-51 Sunday. It was the Musketeers' 10th straight win and assured them of at least a share of the Atlantic 10 championship.
Drew Lavender scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half and No. 23 Xavier defeated Massachusetts 77-65 Sunday to move atop the Atlantic 10 standings. Derrick Brown added 14 points for the Musketeers (17-4 overall, 5-1), who won for the ninth time in 10 games. C.J. Anderson added 13 and Josh Duncan 10.
Drew Lavender and Josh Duncan each scored 14 points to lead No. 20 Xavier over George Washington 74-66 on Saturday night.
Drew Lavender scored 17 points in a tone-setting first half Wednesday night, and No. 21 Xavier used another balanced, blink-of-an-eye run to set up a 79-66 victory over previously undefeated Creighton.
The first team in this series is Xavier. The Musketeers have already pulled one big shocker this season and will have the opportunity to move deep into the tournament come March.
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