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Conwell scores 21, Xavier beats Texas Southern 78-69

AP
Nov 04, 2024

CINCINNATI (AP) Ryan Conwell scored 21 points as Xavier beat Texas Southern 78-69 on Monday night in a season opener.

Zach Freemantle added 19 points while going 5 of 9 and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line while he also had 11 rebounds and four steals for the Musketeers. Dayvion McKnight shot 5 of 9 from the field and 8 for 8 from the line to finish with 19 points.

The Tigers were led in scoring by Kavion McClain, who finished with 21 points. Kolby Granger added 15 points and Grayson Carter finished with 10 points.

Conwell scored 10 points in the first half and Xavier went into halftime trailing 38-34. Xavier used a 15-2 second-half run to erase a one-point deficit and take the lead at 69-57 with 6:53 left in the half. Conwell scored 11 second-half points.

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1st Half
TXSO
Tigers
38
XAV
Musketeers
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Josh Farmer vs. Zach Freemantle (Jaylin Jackson-Posey gains possession)
19:30		Kolby Granger misses two point jump shot
19:28		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
19:12		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
19:10		Kenny Hunter defensive rebound
18:47		Marcus Foster blocks Josh Farmer's two point layup
18:45		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
18:38		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
18:36		Zytarious Mortle defensive rebound
18:21		Zytarious Mortle misses two point jump shot
18:19		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
18:14		Dailyn Swain turnover (lost ball) (Zytarious Mortle steals)
18:00		Zytarious Mortle turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals)
17:51	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists)	0-2
17:39	+2	Kenny Hunter makes two point jump shot (Zytarious Mortle assists)	2-2
17:12		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
17:10		Zytarious Mortle defensive rebound
16:52	+3	Kolby Granger makes three point jump shot (Kenny Hunter assists)	5-2
16:27		Jaylin Jackson-Posey personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
16:18		Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot
16:16		Kenny Hunter defensive rebound
16:11		Jaylin Jackson-Posey turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Conwell steals)
16:03		Kenny Hunter personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
15:52		Kenny Hunter personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:46	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	5-5
15:23		Kavion McClain misses two point jump shot
15:21		Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
15:10	+3	Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists)	5-8
14:54		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Kavion McClain draws the foul)
14:47		Kavion McClain turnover (lost ball) (Trey Green steals)
14:43		Trey Green misses two point layup
14:41		Dante Maddox Jr. offensive rebound
14:41		Oumar Koureissi blocks Dante Maddox Jr.'s two point layup
14:39		Musketeers offensive rebound
14:39		Duane Posey personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
14:35		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
14:33		Alex Anderson defensive rebound
14:16		Oumar Koureissi misses two point jump shot
14:14		Kolby Granger offensive rebound
14:06		Kolby Granger turnover (lost ball) (Dante Maddox Jr. steals)
13:58	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Dante Maddox Jr. assists)	5-10
13:39	+3	Oumar Koureissi makes three point jump shot (Kolby Granger assists)	8-10
13:27		Jerome Hunter misses three point jump shot
13:25		Alex Anderson defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Alex Anderson makes two point driving layup	10-10
12:56		Oumar Koureissi shooting foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul)
12:56		Jerome Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:56		Jerome Hunter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:56		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Kolby Granger makes two point layup (Kavion McClain assists)	12-10
12:30		Trey Green misses three point jump shot
12:28		Alex Anderson defensive rebound
12:16	+3	Kavion McClain makes three point jump shot (Kolby Granger assists)	15-10
12:00		Jerome Hunter misses two point jump shot
11:58		John Hugley IV personal foul (Grayson Carter draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:43		Alex Anderson misses two point jump shot
11:41		Oumar Koureissi offensive rebound
11:37	+2	Oumar Koureissi makes two point tip layup	17-10
11:29		Trey Green misses three point jump shot
11:27		Alex Anderson defensive rebound
11:23		Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Oumar Koureissi draws the foul)
11:23	+1	Oumar Koureissi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-10
11:23		Oumar Koureissi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:23		John Hugley IV defensive rebound
11:18		Jaylin Jackson-Posey shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
11:18	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-11
11:18	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-12
11:10		Grayson Carter misses three point jump shot
11:08		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point driving layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	18-14
10:16	+2	Zytarious Mortle makes two point jump shot (Grayson Carter assists)	20-14
10:06		John Hugley IV misses three point jump shot
10:04		Kenny Hunter defensive rebound
9:50		Zytarious Mortle misses three point jump shot
9:48		Kenny Hunter offensive rebound
9:44	+2	Kenny Hunter makes two point layup	22-14
9:19	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point driving layup (Marcus Foster assists)	22-16
9:01		Marcus Foster shooting foul (Grayson Carter draws the foul)
9:01	+1	Grayson Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-16
9:01	+1	Grayson Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-16
8:43		Oumar Koureissi personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-17
8:43	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-18
8:30		Zytarious Mortle misses two point jump shot
8:28		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
8:10		Dailyn Swain turnover (lost ball) (Alex Anderson steals)
8:02		Zaire Hayes misses three point jump shot
8:00		Alex Anderson offensive rebound
7:42		Zytarious Mortle misses two point layup
7:40		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
7:33	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists)	24-21
7:26		Ryan Conwell blocks Zytarious Mortle's two point layup
7:24		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
7:19		TV timeout
7:05		Dante Maddox Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kolby Granger steals)
7:02	+2	Kolby Granger makes two point layup (Josh Farmer assists)	26-21
7:02		Dante Maddox Jr. shooting foul (Kolby Granger draws the foul)
7:02	+1	Kolby Granger makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-21
6:47		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
6:43		Tigers defensive rebound
6:29		Kavion McClain misses three point jump shot
6:27		Josh Farmer offensive rebound
6:24	+3	Alex Anderson makes three point jump shot (Josh Farmer assists)	30-21
6:15		Duane Posey blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup
6:13		Duane Posey defensive rebound
6:02		Alex Anderson misses two point jump shot
6:00		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
5:56		Duane Posey shooting foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-22
5:56	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-23
5:30		Kavion McClain turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Conwell steals)
5:27		Grayson Carter personal foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-24
5:27	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-25
5:14	+3	Grayson Carter makes three point jump shot (Alex Anderson assists)	33-25
4:54	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point driving layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	33-27
4:42		Dailyn Swain personal foul (Alex Anderson draws the foul)
4:35		Kolby Granger turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Conwell steals)
4:27		Grayson Carter personal foul (John Hugley IV draws the foul)
4:27		John Hugley IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:27	+1	John Hugley IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-28
4:17		Kavion McClain misses three point jump shot
4:15		John Hugley IV defensive rebound
4:07	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Trey Green assists)	33-30
3:46		Zach Freemantle shooting foul (Josh Farmer draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Josh Farmer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-30
3:46	+1	Josh Farmer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-30
3:34	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Trey Green assists)	35-32
3:10		Grayson Carter misses three point jump shot
3:08		Josh Farmer offensive rebound
2:53	+3	Grayson Carter makes three point jump shot (Alex Anderson assists)	38-32
2:25		Zach Freemantle misses two point hook shot
2:23		Kolby Granger defensive rebound
2:16		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:55		Josh Farmer misses two point jump shot
1:53		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
1:48		Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass)
1:36		Kavion McClain misses two point layup
1:34		Trey Green defensive rebound
1:18	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point layup (Trey Green assists)	38-34
1:18		Grayson Carter shooting foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
1:18		Ryan Conwell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:18		Grayson Carter defensive rebound
1:00		Grayson Carter offensive foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
1:00		Grayson Carter turnover (offensive foul)
0:48		Kolby Granger blocks Marcus Foster's two point layup
0:46		Musketeers offensive rebound
0:46		Musketeers 30 second timeout
0:40		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
0:38		Kavion McClain defensive rebound
0:13		Kolby Granger misses three point jump shot
0:11		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
0:03		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
0:01		Zaire Hayes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXSO
Tigers
31
XAV
Musketeers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Dailyn Swain assists)	38-36
19:29		Kenny Hunter misses two point jump shot
19:27		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
19:08	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists)	38-39
18:54	+2	Kolby Granger makes two point layup (Kenny Hunter assists)	40-39
18:44	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point driving layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	40-41
18:44		Josh Farmer shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
18:44	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-42
18:32		Kenny Hunter misses two point jump shot
18:30		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
18:29		Kolby Granger personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
18:03		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
18:01		Josh Farmer defensive rebound
17:51		Josh Farmer turnover (lost ball) (Zach Freemantle steals)
17:49		Jaylin Jackson-Posey personal foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
17:38		Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot
17:36		Kavion McClain defensive rebound
17:31		Kavion McClain turnover (bad pass) (Zach Freemantle steals)
17:25	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	40-45
17:19		Tigers 30 second timeout
17:19		TV timeout
17:08		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Josh Farmer draws the foul)
17:02	+3	Jaylin Jackson-Posey makes three point jump shot (Kavion McClain assists)	43-45
16:37		Josh Farmer personal foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
16:26	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point driving layup (Dailyn Swain assists)	43-47
16:13	+2	Kavion McClain makes two point pullup jump shot	45-47
16:02		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
16:00		Kolby Granger defensive rebound
16:00		Marcus Foster personal foul (Kolby Granger draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
15:41		Duane Posey turnover (bad pass) (Jerome Hunter steals)
15:26		Jerome Hunter misses two point jump shot
15:24		Duane Posey defensive rebound
15:15		Duane Posey misses three point jump shot
15:13		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
15:00		Zach Freemantle misses two point hook shot
14:58		Jaylin Jackson-Posey defensive rebound
14:49		Duane Posey turnover (out of bounds)
14:39		Kenny Hunter blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup
14:38		Musketeers offensive rebound
14:26		Jerome Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Alex Anderson steals)
14:19		Kolby Granger turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
14:16		Kavion McClain shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
14:16	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-48
14:16	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-49
14:14	+3	Kavion McClain makes three point jump shot	48-49
13:53		Kavion McClain personal foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul)
13:44		Alex Anderson personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
13:44		Marcus Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:44		Zytarious Mortle defensive rebound
13:13	+3	Kolby Granger makes three point jump shot	51-49
12:55		Kenny Hunter personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
12:55	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-50
12:55	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-51
12:37	+3	Kavion McClain makes three point jump shot (Oumar Koureissi assists)	54-51
12:31		Oumar Koureissi shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
12:31	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-52
12:31	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-53
12:16		Zach Freemantle personal foul (Oumar Koureissi draws the foul)
12:08		Oumar Koureissi misses three point jump shot
12:06		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
11:57		Kavion McClain shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57		Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:57	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-54
11:39		Marcus Foster shooting foul (Alex Anderson draws the foul)
11:39		Alex Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:39	+1	Alex Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-54
11:29		Zach Freemantle turnover (lost ball) (Oumar Koureissi steals)
11:25		Oumar Koureissi turnover (lost ball) (Zach Freemantle steals)
11:21		Jaylin Jackson-Posey personal foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
11:21	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-55
11:21	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-56
11:06		Oumar Koureissi turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
11:00	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point driving layup	55-58
10:49		Tigers 30 second timeout
10:38		Alex Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:36		Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
10:29	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point driving layup	55-60
10:25		Dayvion McKnight technical foul
9:58		Alex Anderson misses two point jump shot
9:56		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
9:37		Alex Anderson shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
9:37	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-61
9:37	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-62
9:19		Jaylin Jackson-Posey misses three point jump shot
9:17		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
9:03	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists)	55-65
8:59		Tigers 60 second timeout
8:52		Kavion McClain turnover (bad pass)
8:39		Zach Freemantle misses two point hook shot
8:37		Kenny Hunter defensive rebound
8:17	+2	Kavion McClain makes two point jump shot (Kolby Granger assists)	57-65
7:58		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
7:56		Kenny Hunter defensive rebound
7:55		Zach Freemantle personal foul (Kenny Hunter draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:44		Zaire Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Jerome Hunter steals)
7:31		Kenny Hunter shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
7:31	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-66
7:31	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-67
7:14		Jerome Hunter personal foul (Jaylin Jackson-Posey draws the foul)
7:11		Kenny Hunter misses two point hook shot
7:09		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
6:53		Oumar Koureissi personal foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul)
6:53	+1	Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-68
6:53	+1	Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-69
6:39		Jaylin Jackson-Posey turnover (bad pass) (Zach Freemantle steals)
6:35		Zach Freemantle turnover (lost ball) (Kavion McClain steals)
6:30		Zach Freemantle blocks Kavion McClain's two point layup
6:28		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
6:16		Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
6:15		Jerome Hunter personal foul (Grayson Carter draws the foul)
6:15	+1	Grayson Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-69
6:15	+1	Grayson Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-69
6:02		Oumar Koureissi personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-70
6:02	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
5:46		Dailyn Swain shooting foul (Kolby Granger draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Kolby Granger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-71
5:46	+1	Kolby Granger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-71
5:30		Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:28		Kolby Granger defensive rebound
5:10	+2	Kavion McClain makes two point jump shot	63-71
5:00		Grayson Carter shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-72
5:00	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-73
4:51		Kavion McClain misses three point jump shot
4:49		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
4:43		Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass)
4:27		Zytarious Mortle misses two point jump shot
4:24		Tigers offensive rebound
4:12		Kenny Hunter misses two point jump shot
4:08		Musketeers defensive rebound
3:52		Jerome Hunter misses two point jump shot
3:50		Josh Farmer defensive rebound
3:40		Zytarious Mortle misses three point jump shot
3:37		Tigers offensive rebound
3:37		TV timeout
3:31	+2	Kavion McClain makes two point jump shot (Zytarious Mortle assists)	65-73
3:02		Marcus Foster misses two point layup
3:00		Ryan Conwell offensive rebound
2:56		Ryan Conwell misses two point jump shot
2:54		Marcus Foster offensive rebound
2:37		Josh Farmer shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-74
2:37	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-75
2:25		Kavion McClain misses two point jump shot
2:23		Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
1:57		Zach Freemantle turnover (lost ball) (Josh Farmer steals)
1:38	+2	Kavion McClain makes two point driving reverse layup	67-75
1:14		Jerome Hunter misses two point layup
1:11		Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
1:11		Josh Farmer personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-76
1:11	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-77
1:11		Musketeers 30 second timeout
0:49	+2	Kavion McClain makes two point jump shot (Kenny Hunter assists)	69-77
0:25		Josh Farmer shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
0:25		Dailyn Swain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:25	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
0:14		Kavion McClain misses two point jump shot
0:12		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Marcus Foster defensive rebound