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64
Saint Xavier (Ill.) SXU 1-1
85
Winner Grace (Ind.) GC 4-0
Saint Xavier (Ill.) SXU
1-1
64
Final
85
Grace (Ind.) GC
4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Xavier (Ill.) SXU 30 34 64
Grace (Ind.) GC 44 41 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Wilson Scores 17; SXU Men’s Basketball Loses to No. 7 Grace, 85-64

Winona Lake, Ind. – Redshirt junior guard DJ Wilson (Schaumburg, Ill./Maryville/Panola/Schaumburg) recorded a team-high, and season-high, 17 points on 5-for-9 shooting, including going 5-for-5 from the foul line, however Saint Xavier University men's basketball (1-1, 0-0 CCAC) suffered an 85-64 road loss to No. 7 Grace College (Ind.) Tuesday evening in Winona Lake, Ind. Wilson added four rebounds, three steals, an assist and a blocked shot in over 20 minutes off the bench. Senior forward Davion Lawrence (Oak Lawn, Ill./Moraine Valley/Oak Lawn Community) finished in double figures as well, scoring 10 points while adding three rebounds and a pair of steals in just over 19 minutes of play. It was his second consecutive game to score 10 or more points to start the new season.
  • Senior guard Ike Nwaobi (York/Kilgore/Costal Bend/Westbrook) totaled eight points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal in 21 minutes of action.
  • Redshirt junior guard MJ Galimah (Coon Rapids, Mich./St. Cloud Tech/Riverland/Coon Rapids) made three of his six shot attempts and was 1-for-2 from beyond the arc, posting seven points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in only 10 minutes on the court.
  • Senior guard Jerry Abushanab (Glendale Heights, Ill./Oklahoma Panhandle State/Southwest Baptist/Link Prep) made his debut for the Cougars. He pulled down a team-leading six rebounds while adding five points, two assists and a steal in 15 minutes.
  • Junior guard Miles Gillespie (Crete, Ill./Joliet JC/Crete-Monee) collected four points, two rebounds and an assist in 21 minutes off the bench.
  • Junior forward Marko Tojagic (Belgrade, Serbia/Saint Andrews) also scored four points, along with three rebounds, two steals, an assist and a block in 21 minutes.
  • Senior guard Ashton Atwater (Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Valley/Ostego) added three points, two steals, an assist and a rebound, also logging 21 minutes of play.
  • Redshirt sophomore guard Jordan Streeter (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) chipped in three points as well. He also had two rebounds, an assist and a steal in just over 20 minutes of action.
Saint Xavier (1-1, 0-0 CCAC) participates in the Drury Inn Classic hosted by Aquinas College (Mich.) when they take on Lourdes University (Ohio) on Friday, November 7 in Grand Rapids, Mich. The game is scheduled for a 5:00 pm central start.
 
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