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Desmond Claude's 25 points lead Xavier past Robert Morris 77-63

AP
Nov 07, 2023

CINCINNATI (AP) Desmond Claude's 25 points helped Xavier defeat Robert Morris 77-63 in a season opener on Monday night.

Claude was 10 of 17 shooting, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Musketeers. Quincy Olivari shot 5 for 10, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to add 13 points. Abou Ousmane finished 5 of 8 from the floor to finish with 11 points.

The Colonials (0-1, Horizon League) were led by Justice Williams, who recorded 21 points. Markeese Hastings added 14 points, 11 rebounds and four steals for Robert Morris. Stephaun Walker also had 11 points and eight rebounds.

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Xavier plays Friday against Jacksonville at home, and Robert Morris hosts Point Park on Thursday.

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1st Half
RMU
Colonials
33
XAV
Musketeers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Markeese Hastings vs. Abou Ousmane (Justice Williams gains possession)
19:39	+2	Justice Williams makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:18	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	2-2
19:08		Markeese Hastings offensive foul
19:08		Markeese Hastings turnover (offensive foul)
18:56		Jackson Last shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
18:56	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
18:55		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:55		Gytis Nemeiksa offensive rebound
18:41		Dayvion McKnight turnover (Markeese Hastings steals)
18:38		Colonials 30 second timeout
18:14	+2	Justice Williams makes two point jump shot	4-3
17:51	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Quincy Olivari assists)	4-5
17:26	+2	Stephaun Walker makes two point layup (Josh Corbin assists)	6-5
17:19		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
17:17		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
17:02		Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Justice Williams draws the foul)
17:02		Justice Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 3
17:02	+1	Justice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 3	7-5
17:02	+1	Justice Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3	8-5
16:54		Desmond Claude turnover (Justice Williams steals)
16:50		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Stephaun Walker draws the foul)
16:50	+1	Stephaun Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-5
16:50		Stephaun Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:50		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
16:39		Quincy Olivari turnover
16:27		Stephaun Walker misses three point jump shot
16:25		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
16:14		Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (Stephaun Walker steals)
16:06		Stephaun Walker misses two point dunk
16:04		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
15:49	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Gytis Nemeiksa assists)	9-7
15:27		Stephaun Walker misses two point jump shot
15:25		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
15:18	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	9-9
15:01		TV timeout
14:44	+3	Markeese Hastings makes three point jump shot (Justice Williams assists)	12-9
14:11		Trey Green misses three point jump shot
14:09		Colonials defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Alvaro Folgueiras makes two point jump shot	14-9
13:23		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
13:21		Alvaro Folgueiras defensive rebound
13:10		Justice Williams misses three point jump shot
13:08		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
12:57	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point dunk	14-11
12:38		Justice Williams turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Olivari steals)
12:32	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists)	14-14
12:15	+3	TJ Wainwright makes three point jump shot (Chris Ford assists)	17-14
12:07		TJ Wainwright personal foul
11:59		Stephaun Walker personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:50		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
11:48		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
11:35		Markeese Hastings offensive foul
11:35		Markeese Hastings turnover (offensive foul)
11:06	+2	Gytis Nemeiksa makes two point layup (Abou Ousmane assists)	17-16
10:49		Trey Green personal foul
10:43		Josh Corbin misses two point jump shot
10:41		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
10:12		Jackson Last shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
10:11	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-17
10:11	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-18
9:54		Abou Ousmane personal foul
9:48		Justice Williams turnover (Dayvion McKnight steals)
9:41	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	17-20
9:20		TJ Wainwright misses two point jump shot
9:18		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Quincy Olivari assists)	17-22
8:54		Justice Williams misses three point jump shot
8:52		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
8:39		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
8:39		Gytis Nemeiksa offensive rebound
8:39		Stephaun Walker shooting foul (Gytis Nemeiksa draws the foul)
8:39	+1	Gytis Nemeiksa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-23
8:39	+1	Gytis Nemeiksa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-24
8:18		Josh Corbin misses three point jump shot
8:16		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
8:02		Josh Corbin shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
8:02	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-25
8:02		Quincy Olivari misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:02		Alvaro Folgueiras shooting foul (Gytis Nemeiksa draws the foul)
8:02		Gytis Nemeiksa misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:44		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
7:44		Markeese Hastings misses two point layup
7:44		Markeese Hastings offensive rebound
7:44	+2	Markeese Hastings makes two point layup	19-25
7:44		Trey Green shooting foul (Markeese Hastings draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:44	+1	Markeese Hastings makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-25
7:31		TJ Wainwright blocks Dailyn Swain's two point layup
7:29		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
7:24		Justice Williams misses three point jump shot
7:22		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
7:16		Trey Green misses two point layup
7:16		Gytis Nemeiksa offensive rebound
7:16	+2	Gytis Nemeiksa makes two point layup	20-27
6:55		Josh Corbin turnover (Dailyn Swain steals)
6:49	+2	Gytis Nemeiksa makes two point layup (Trey Green assists)	20-29
6:41		Josh Corbin offensive foul
6:41		Josh Corbin turnover (offensive foul)
6:33		Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (bad pass)
6:19		Josh Corbin misses two point jump shot
6:17		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
6:07		Trey Green turnover (Markeese Hastings steals)
6:07		Gytis Nemeiksa personal foul
5:46		TJ Wainwright misses two point jump shot
5:44		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
5:32	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	20-31
5:18		Kachi Nzeh personal foul (Justice Williams draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Justice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-31
5:18	+1	Justice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-31
5:03		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
5:01		Stephaun Walker defensive rebound
4:48	+2	Justice Williams makes two point layup	24-31
4:36	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup (Abou Ousmane assists)	24-33
4:18		Stephaun Walker misses two point layup
4:16		Stephaun Walker offensive rebound
4:10	+2	Stephaun Walker makes two point layup	26-33
3:56	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point dunk (Quincy Olivari assists)	26-35
3:36	+2	Stephaun Walker makes two point layup (Justice Williams assists)	28-35
3:30		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass)
3:30		TV timeout
3:13		Justice Williams misses two point layup
3:10		Stephaun Walker offensive rebound
3:10		Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Stephaun Walker draws the foul)
3:10		Stephaun Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:10		Josh Corbin offensive rebound
3:10	+3	Justice Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Corbin assists)	31-35
2:47		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
2:45		Josh Corbin defensive rebound
2:30		Stephaun Walker misses three point jump shot
2:28		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot (Gytis Nemeiksa assists)	31-37
1:51		Alfredo Boglio misses two point jump shot
1:49		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
1:40		Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot
1:38		Justice Williams defensive rebound
1:27		Abou Ousmane blocks Stephaun Walker's two point layup
1:25		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
1:18	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Trey Green assists)	31-39
0:59		Alfredo Boglio turnover (lost ball) (Trey Green steals)
0:54		Trey Green turnover (bad pass)
0:41		Markeese Hastings misses two point layup
0:39		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
0:35		Musketeers 30 second timeout
0:23		Quincy Olivari offensive foul
0:23		Quincy Olivari turnover (offensive foul)
0:04	+2	Stephaun Walker makes two point dunk (Justice Williams assists)	33-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RMU
Colonials
30
XAV
Musketeers
38

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	33-41
19:32		Josh Corbin misses three point jump shot
19:30		Jackson Last personal foul
19:08	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	33-43
19:08		Justice Williams misses two point layup
19:08		Stephaun Walker offensive rebound
19:08		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Stephaun Walker draws the foul)
19:08	+1	Stephaun Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
19:08	+1	Stephaun Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-43
18:34		Abou Ousmane turnover
18:22	+2	Markeese Hastings makes two point dunk (Jackson Last assists)	37-43
18:06	+2	Gytis Nemeiksa makes two point layup	37-45
17:54	+2	Justice Williams makes two point jump shot	39-45
17:41		Jackson Last personal foul
17:28	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	39-47
17:28	+2	TJ Wainwright makes two point jump shot (Stephaun Walker assists)	41-47
17:16	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup	41-49
16:55		Musketeers 30 second timeout
16:48		Josh Corbin misses three point jump shot
16:46		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
16:37	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	41-51
16:16	+2	Josh Corbin makes two point layup	43-51
16:07		Markeese Hastings blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup
16:05		Stephaun Walker defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Justice Williams makes two point layup (Stephaun Walker assists)	45-51
15:41	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	45-54
15:31		TV timeout
15:18		Trey Green shooting foul (Alfredo Boglio draws the foul)
15:17	+1	Alfredo Boglio makes regular free throw 1 of 3	46-54
15:17	+1	Alfredo Boglio makes regular free throw 2 of 3	47-54
15:17	+1	Alfredo Boglio makes regular free throw 3 of 3	48-54
15:09		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
15:07		Musketeers offensive rebound
15:03		Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot
15:01		Alvaro Folgueiras defensive rebound
14:44		Alfredo Boglio turnover (Abou Ousmane steals)
14:31		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
14:29		Stephaun Walker defensive rebound
14:22		Dailyn Swain personal foul
14:22		TJ Wainwright turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals)
14:22		Dailyn Swain turnover
14:14		Alfredo Boglio misses two point jump shot
14:12		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
14:08		Alfredo Boglio personal foul
14:00		Desmond Claude turnover (Markeese Hastings steals)
13:52		TJ Wainwright misses three point jump shot
13:44		Markeese Hastings offensive rebound
13:44		Abou Ousmane blocks Markeese Hastings's two point layup
13:44		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
13:44		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
13:44		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
13:44		TJ Wainwright shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
13:44	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
13:44		Abou Ousmane misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:44		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
13:35		Chris Ford turnover (5-second violation)
13:23		Markeese Hastings shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-56
13:20	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-57
13:11		Dailyn Swain shooting foul (Justice Williams draws the foul)
13:11	+1	Justice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-57
13:11	+1	Justice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-57
12:57	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot (Sasa Ciani assists)	50-59
12:25		Stephaun Walker misses two point layup
12:23		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
12:13	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	50-61
11:59		Jackson Last misses two point jump shot
11:59		Stephaun Walker offensive rebound
11:24		Sasa Ciani blocks Stephaun Walker's two point layup
11:24		Chris Ford offensive rebound
11:24		Chris Ford misses two point layup
11:24		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
11:24		Gytis Nemeiksa misses two point layup
11:24		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
11:24	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	50-63
10:54		Jackson Last misses two point jump shot
10:52		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
10:34		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
10:32		Justice Williams defensive rebound
10:23		Justice Williams misses two point layup
10:23		Musketeers defensive rebound
10:23		TV timeout
9:59		Sasa Ciani turnover (3-second violation)
9:42		Markeese Hastings turnover (Dayvion McKnight steals)
9:38	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	50-65
9:21		Josh Corbin misses three point jump shot
9:19		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
9:07		Dailyn Swain turnover (Jackson Last steals)
8:53		Dayvion McKnight personal foul
8:34		Jackson Last misses two point jump shot
8:32		Markeese Hastings offensive rebound
8:26	+2	Markeese Hastings makes two point layup	52-65
8:19		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
8:17		Josh Corbin defensive rebound
8:05		Justice Williams offensive foul
8:05		Justice Williams turnover (offensive foul)
7:48	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Gytis Nemeiksa assists)	52-68
7:34		Gytis Nemeiksa shooting foul (Justice Williams draws the foul)
7:34		TV timeout
7:34	+1	Justice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-68
7:34	+1	Justice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-68
7:17	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	54-70
6:46		Justice Williams misses three point jump shot
6:44		Trey Green defensive rebound
6:39	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot (Trey Green assists)	54-73
6:22	+3	Josh Corbin makes three point jump shot (Markeese Hastings assists)	57-73
6:06		Trey Green turnover (bad pass)
5:51		Josh Corbin misses two point jump shot
5:49		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
5:33		Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
5:31		Colonials defensive rebound
5:17		Justice Williams misses two point layup
5:15		Markeese Hastings offensive rebound
5:14		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Markeese Hastings draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Markeese Hastings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-73
5:14	+1	Markeese Hastings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-73
4:52		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
4:50		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
4:48		Quincy Olivari personal foul (Alfredo Boglio draws the foul)
4:48	+1	Alfredo Boglio makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-73
4:48	+1	Alfredo Boglio makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-73
4:48		Colonials 30 second timeout
4:27		Dayvion McKnight turnover (Markeese Hastings steals)
4:20	+2	Markeese Hastings makes two point layup (Josh Corbin assists)	63-73
4:02	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	63-75
3:32		TJ Wainwright misses three point jump shot
3:30		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
3:04		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
3:02		Stephaun Walker defensive rebound
2:53		Josh Corbin misses three point jump shot
2:51		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
2:33		Trey Green misses three point jump shot
2:30		TV timeout
2:24		Alfredo Boglio turnover (traveling)
2:05		Trey Green misses three point jump shot
2:03		Gytis Nemeiksa offensive rebound
1:44		Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (lost ball)
1:36		TJ Wainwright misses three point jump shot
1:34		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
1:07		Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
1:05		Markeese Hastings defensive rebound
0:56		Markeese Hastings turnover (Dayvion McKnight steals)
0:28	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	63-77
0:13		Markeese Hastings misses two point layup
0:11		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Abou Ousmane defensive rebound