Freemantle scores 20 as Xavier knocks off DePaul 77-63

Zach Freemantle's 20 points off the bench led Xavier to a 77-63 victory against DePaul on Saturday night.

Freemantle also had 10 rebounds for the Musketeers (10-7, 2-4 Big East Conference). Ryan Conwell shot 5 for 10 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line to add 19 points. Jerome Hunter had 10 points and finished 4 of 6 from the field.

CJ Gunn finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for the Blue Demons (9-8, 0-6). Jacob Meyer added 14 points for DePaul. N.J. Benson also recorded 13 points, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

Xavier took the lead with 5:55 left in the first half and did not give it up. Freemantle led his team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 38-23 at the break. Xavier pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend an 11-point lead to 21 points. They were outscored by DePaul in the second half by a 1-point margin, but still wound up on top, as Conwell led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.

Both teams next play Tuesday. Xavier hosts Villanova and DePaul plays Marquette at home.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.