CHICAGO – The Saint Xavier University men's basketball team (1-3/0-0 CCAC) was defeated 95-44 by No. 3 ranked Grace College (Ind.) Wednesday evening in non-conference action on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. Senior forward
Marko Tojagic (Belgrade, Serbia/Saint Andrews) led the Cougars with 11 points, along with a team-high seven rebounds, a team-leading four steals, an assist and a block in 26 minutes on the court. SXU was out-rebounded 58-26 and shot 24.6 percent (16-for-65) from the field.
- Junior guard Don Ferguson (St. Cloud, Minn./Augustana (S.D.)/St. Cloud Tech) netted six points and he grabbed a rebound while playing a team-high 28 minutes.
- Redshirt senior guard DJ Wilson (Schaumburg, Ill./Maryville/Panola/Schaumburg) tallied five points, four rebounds, three steals and a blocked shot in 14 minutes off the bench.
- Redshirt junior guard Miles Gillespie (Crete, Ill./Joliet JC/Crete-Monee) collected five points, two rebounds and a block in 22 minutes of play.
- Redshirt junior guard Maurice Thomas (Chicago, Ill./Trinidad State/Wisconsin-Milwaukee/DePaul College Prep) recorded five points, an assist and a steal in 22 minutes of action.
- Redshirt junior guard Anthony Vaval (Chicago, Ill./Prairie State/Brooks) came away with five points as well in 13 minutes as a reserve.
- Redshirt junior forward Vlad Karasev (Moscow, Russia/Jamestown/Collin/Spring Creek Academy) totaled five rebounds, two points, a blocked shot and a steal.
- Redshirt sophomore guard Landon Rivers (Chicago, Ill./Arizona Compass Prep) and freshman guard Demetri Lewis (Houston, Texas/Houston Christian) each scored two points, respectively.
- Redshirt junior guard Danny Petkovic (Chicago, Ill./Indiana Northwest/Maine South) had a pair of steals, a rebound and a point.
- Redshirt freshman guard John Ridger (Stockholm, Sweden/Mississippi Christian/Rig Lulea) swiped three steals with an assist and a rebound.
Saint Xavier (1-3/0-0 CCAC) takes on Bethel University (Ind.) in a non-conference contest at the Shannon Center on Saturday, November 14. The game is slated for a 3:00 pm start.
