Boum, Nunge lead Xavier’s rally past West Virginia 84-74
CINCINNATI (AP) — Souley Boum scored 23 points, Jack Nunge added 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Xavier defeated West Virginia 84-74 in the Big East-Big 12 Battle on Saturday night.
Boum, coming off an all-tournament performance at the Phil Knight Legacy, added seven assists and four rebounds. He attempted only eight shots but made 11 of 14 free throws.
After trailing 43-36 at halftime, Xavier made a push early in the second half and took a 56-55 lead on a jumper by Nunge with 12:53 remaining. The largest lead over the next nine minutes was three points by each team and Xavier led 73-72 at the 4-minute media timeout.
Boum, who had been fouled by Joe Toussaint while shooting a 3-pointer prior to the timeout, made three free throws for a four-point Xavier lead. The free throws began a stretch in which Boum scored nine of Xavier's next 10 points and the Musketeers won going away.
Colby Jones added 14 points and Adam Kunkel scored 11 for Xavier (6-3).
Erik Stevenson scored 16 points, Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Jimmy Bell Jr. had 11 points each for the Mountaineers (6-2). Toussaint had nine points, four rebounds and four assists.
Xavier improved to 4-0 in Big East-Big 12 Battle games, having previously defeated Oklahoma State (2021), Oklahoma (2020) and TCU (2019).
Coming in, both teams had only lost to teams still ranked in this week's Associated Press Top 25. West Virginia's loss was to No. 5 Purdue. Xavier was defeated by No. 10 Indiana, No. 14 Gonzaga and No. 17 Duke.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. vs. Jack Nunge (Musketeers gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | +2 | Jack Nunge makes two point layup (Colby Jones assists) | 0-2 | |
19:09 | Â | Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Kedrian Johnson personal foul | Â | |
18:54 | +2 | Colby Jones makes two point layup (Souley Boum assists) | 0-4 | |
18:34 | Â | Souley Boum personal foul | Â | |
18:14 | +3 | Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists) | 3-4 | |
18:12 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
18:02 | +2 | Adam Kunkel makes two point layup (Souley Boum assists) | 3-6 | |
17:44 | +2 | Tre Mitchell makes two point layup | 5-6 | |
17:28 | Â | Adam Kunkel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:26 | Â | Erik Stevenson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:18 | +3 | Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Bell Jr. assists) | 8-6 | |
17:05 | Â | Adam Kunkel misses two point layup | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Adam Kunkel shooting foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul) | Â | |
16:53 | +1 | Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 9-6 | |
16:53 | +1 | Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 10-6 | |
16:53 | +1 | Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 11-6 | |
16:37 | Â | Tre Mitchell shooting foul (Colby Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
16:37 | +1 | Colby Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-7 | |
16:37 | +1 | Colby Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-8 | |
16:19 | +2 | Kedrian Johnson makes two point layup | 13-8 | |
15:58 | +3 | Souley Boum makes three point jump shot (Adam Kunkel assists) | 13-11 | |
15:58 | Â | Erik Stevenson shooting foul (Souley Boum draws the foul) | Â | |
15:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:58 | +1 | Souley Boum makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-12 | |
15:42 | +3 | Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists) | 16-12 | |
15:20 | Â | Souley Boum turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:08 | Â | Tre Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
15:06 | Â | Jack Nunge defensive rebound | Â | |
15:03 | Â | Jack Nunge turnover (bad pass) (Erik Stevenson steals) | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Jack Nunge defensive rebound | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Colby Jones offensive foul | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Colby Jones turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
14:24 | Â | Tre Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Jack Nunge defensive rebound | Â | |
14:13 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses two point hook shot | Â | |
14:11 | Â | Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:00 | +3 | Tre Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists) | 19-12 | |
13:44 | Â | Emmitt Matthews Jr. personal foul | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Souley Boum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Joe Toussaint defensive rebound | Â | |
13:28 | +2 | Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes two point layup (Joe Toussaint assists) | 21-12 | |
13:04 | Â | Jump ball. Desmond Claude vs. Josiah Harris (Mountaineers gains possession) | Â | |
13:04 | Â | Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Harris steals) | Â | |
12:52 | Â | Mohamed Wague turnover (lost ball) (Jack Nunge steals) | Â | |
12:35 | Â | Mohamed Wague shooting foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul) | Â | |
12:35 | +1 | Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-13 | |
12:35 | +1 | Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-14 | |
12:18 | Â | Colby Jones shooting foul (Tre Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
12:18 | +1 | Tre Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-14 | |
12:18 | Â | Tre Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Jerome Hunter turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
11:48 | Â | Jerome Hunter personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul) | Â | |
11:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Tre Mitchell turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
11:25 | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists) | 22-16 | |
11:11 | +3 | Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists) | 25-16 | |
10:56 | Â | Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Jack Nunge offensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | +2 | Jack Nunge makes two point layup | 25-18 | |
10:42 | Â | Tre Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Adam Kunkel defensive rebound | Â | |
10:33 | +2 | Adam Kunkel makes two point jump shot | 25-20 | |
10:16 | Â | Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Colby Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
9:40 | +2 | Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point hook shot | 27-20 | |
9:23 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. blocks Adam Kunkel's two point layup | Â | |
9:21 | Â | Joe Toussaint defensive rebound | Â | |
9:15 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Tre Mitchell assists) | 29-20 | |
9:15 | Â | Musketeers 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:57 | +3 | Adam Kunkel makes three point jump shot (Jerome Hunter assists) | 29-23 | |
8:32 | Â | Dieonte Miles shooting foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
8:32 | +1 | Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-23 | |
8:32 | +1 | Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-23 | |
8:14 | Â | Colby Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Colby Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
7:56 | +2 | Colby Jones makes two point layup | 31-25 | |
7:51 | Â | Adam Kunkel blocks Joe Toussaint's two point layup | Â | |
7:49 | Â | Jerome Hunter defensive rebound | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Tre Mitchell personal foul (Souley Boum draws the foul) | Â | |
7:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:24 | Â | Erik Stevenson blocks Adam Kunkel's two point layup | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Jerome Hunter offensive rebound | Â | |
7:13 | Â | Jerome Hunter misses two point layup | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:03 | Â | Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:01 | Â | Mountaineers offensive rebound | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:53 | Â | Adam Kunkel defensive rebound | Â | |
6:37 | Â | Adam Kunkel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Musketeers offensive rebound | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Jack Nunge misses two point hook shot | Â | |
6:18 | Â | Erik Stevenson defensive rebound | Â | |
5:51 | +2 | Kedrian Johnson makes two point jump shot | 33-25 | |
5:50 | Â | Kedrian Johnson technical foul | Â | |
5:50 | Â | Souley Boum misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:50 | +1 | Souley Boum makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 33-26 | |
5:37 | Â | Kam Craft offensive foul | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Kam Craft turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Mountaineers offensive rebound | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:03 | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â | |
4:57 | Â | Colby Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Jack Nunge offensive rebound | Â | |
4:50 | +2 | Jack Nunge makes two point dunk | 33-28 | |
4:40 | Â | Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Musketeers defensive rebound | Â | |
4:37 | Â | James Okonkwo personal foul (Jack Nunge draws the foul) | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Jack Nunge misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Souley Boum personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul) | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Joe Toussaint misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Jack Nunge defensive rebound | Â | |
4:13 | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Jack Nunge assists) | 33-30 | |
4:00 | +3 | Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists) | 36-30 | |
3:39 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
3:15 | +2 | Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point layup | 38-30 | |
3:03 | Â | Zach Freemantle turnover (traveling) | Â | |
3:03 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:44 | +3 | Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Erik Stevenson assists) | 41-30 | |
2:15 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. shooting foul (Colby Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
2:15 | +1 | Colby Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-31 | |
2:15 | +1 | Colby Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-32 | |
2:00 | Â | Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:58 | Â | Jack Nunge defensive rebound | Â | |
1:35 | +2 | Souley Boum makes two point jump shot (Adam Kunkel assists) | 41-34 | |
1:11 | Â | Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Jack Nunge defensive rebound | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Colby Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
0:57 | Â | Jerome Hunter offensive rebound | Â | |
0:52 | +2 | Jerome Hunter makes two point layup | 41-36 | |
0:29 | Â | Erik Stevenson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:11 | Â | Souley Boum offensive foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul) | Â | |
0:11 | Â | Souley Boum turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
0:11 | Â | Mountaineers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:04 | +2 | Erik Stevenson makes two point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists) | 43-36 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |