Xavier vs. Toledo Live Blog

UPDATE 7:42: Toodle-EE-Do got off to a quick start and led 4-3 at the 18:20 mark but the Musketeers regrouped with a 7-0 run.

UPDATE 7:58: One of the refs just whistled Dante Jackson for a carry. I wonder how they determine when to call that one. Meanwhile, Toldedo has cut the lead to three with 10:10 to go. Seven turnovers in the early going for XU.

UPDATE 8:06: Toledo's Justin Anyijong just went on his very own 7-o run to knot the game up but Jamel McLean answered with a couple of dunks to energize the crowd and, more importantly, reclaim the lead for XU.

UPDATE 8:22: Great finish to the half for the Musketeers. It was tied at 15 and the next thing you know Xaiver is going into the half with 36-19 lead. Not bad.

UPDATE 8:48: Toledo cut the Musketeer lead to 15 after a jumper by Tyrone Kent and a three from Anthony Byrd but XU answered the with a three of its own by BJ Raymond. With the lead back out to 18, 42-24, the Rockets called for a timeout. Out of the break, the Rockets immediatly turned the ball over - the Xavier "D" is too much!

UPDATE 9:04: Over a two-minute span neither team was hitting from the floor, with only one field goal going in for the Rockets. All seven of Xavier's points during this stretch came from the line, including a perfect 4-f0r-4 from Terrell Holloway.

UPDATE 9:07: And what a jinx that was... Holloway missed his next free throw... and then was called for a foul.

UPDATE 9:16: BJ Raymond just committed a cardinal sin... fouled a very hot-handed Tryone Kent as he made a three for the Rockets. Kent made his free throw. But... BJ answered right back with a three of his own. Musketeers still in control, 64-47.

UPDATE 9:30: Kent continues to light up Cintas as he hit back-to-back 3's for the Rockets... he now has 29 points. But with 3:16 left seems like his effort may be for naught. XU leads, 73-56.

UPDATE 9:35: Now the question is: Will Kent break a record tonight? Two more 3's and he's now got 35... he finally missed a shot with just over a minute remaining.

UPDATE 9:40: Confirmed, Kent has broken Delonte West's record for most points scored by an opponent's player in Cintas Center. West scored 33 on Jan. 17, 2004 when he was playing for the then-No. 1 ranked Saint Joseph's Hawks. Kent scored only five points in the first half - and 32 in the second for a new record 37 points.

In the end, Xavier comes out on top, 65-81.