CHICAGO – Junior guard
Don Ferguson (St. Cloud, Minn./Augustana (S.D.)/St. Cloud Tech) scored a game-high, and season-best, 20 points in a 77-66 setback to Clarke University (Iowa) for Saint Xavier University men's basketball (1-2/0-0 CCAC) in their home opener Saturday afternoon on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. Ferguson made four of his seven three-point attempts, was 4-for-5 from the free-throw line with three rebounds and an assist while shooting 6-for-14 overall from the field. All eight players who made an appearance for the Cougars each finished with at least two points, an assist and a rebound.
- Redshirt senior guard DJ Wilson (Schaumburg, Ill./Maryville/Panola/Schaumburg) equaled his season-high in scoring with 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting, including 2-for-3 from beyond the arc. He also had three rebounds, an assist and a steal
- Redshirt junior forward Vlad Karasev (Moscow, Russia/Jamestown/Collin/Spring Creek Academy) extended his double-double streak to three in a row, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds. He added two assists and a blocked shot in 35 minutes of action.
- Senior forward Marko Tojagic (Belgrade, Serbia/Saint Andrews) pulled down 10 rebounds as well to go along with eight points and a pair of assists.
- Redshirt junior guard Maurice Thomas (Chicago, Ill./Trinidad State/Wisconsin-Milwaukee/DePaul College Prep) tallied six points, an assist and a rebound.
- Redshirt junior guard Miles Gillespie (Crete, Ill./Joliet JC/Crete-Monee) came away with four points, a team-best three assists, three rebounds and a steal.
- Redshirt junior guard Anthony Vaval (Chicago, Ill./Prairie State/Brooks) collected four points, a game-best three steals, three rebounds, an assist and a block in 19 minutes off the bench.
- Redshirt junior guard Jordan Streeter (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) added three rebounds, two points and an assist.
Saint Xavier (1-2/0-0 CCAC) host No. 1 ranked Grace College (Ind.) at the Shannon Center on Wednesday, November 11. The game is scheduled for a 7:00 pm start.
