National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Xavier 85, Auburn 61
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 19, 2015
Where: Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Joe Lindsay, # Mike Nance
Attendance: 10018

Jalen Reynolds scored a season-high 18 points and forward James Farr had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as No. 10 Xavier improved to 11-0 for the first time in school history with a 85-61 victory over Auburn on Saturday at Cintas Center in Cincinnati.

The best previous start for Xavier was the 1996-97 team which started 10-0.

Junior guard Kareem Canty scored 25 points for Auburn (5-3), which defeated Xavier last year 89-88 in double overtime, a loss which stuck with the Musketeers' players.

A 3-pointer by guard Trevon Bluiett, who finished with 13 points, and another 3 by forward Remy Abell sparked Xavier to an 8-0 lead.

Reynolds' dunk put the Musketeers ahead 14-4.

Later in the first half, Reynolds came away with a steal and thundered home a one-hand dunk.

Freshman guard Edmond Sumner followed with a 3-pointer to make the score 26-11. Sumner had 13 points.

Xavier led by as many as 16 in the first half but the Tigers climbed to within 39-30 at halftime behind 14 points by Canty.

Guard J.P. Macura's driving layup off a steal by guard Myles Davis who had five assists and three steals gave Xavier its largest lead to that point, 56-39.

Auburn had difficulty guarding the Musketeers without fouling and two Tigers players eventually fouled out, including second-leading scorer Tyler Harris, who had only four points.

Reynolds' third dunk of the afternoon came on a spin move resulting in a thunderous one-handed jam, making the score 68-50 with eight minutes left.

Senior forward Cinmeon Bowers scored 12 points for the Tigers, who trailed by as many as 25 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Xavier
Kareem Canty 25 Scoring Jalen Reynolds 18
Kareem Canty 4 Assists Myles Davis 5
Cinmeon Bowers 11 Rebounds James Farr 11
Kareem Canty 4 Free Throws Made Sean O'Mara 4
Tyler Harris 1 Steals Myles Davis 3
Cinmeon Bowers 1 Blocks James Farr 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 61 40.4 7-20 12-19 9 23 4 3 13
Xavier 85 50.0 9-22 18-24 20 40 4 10 9