Jordan Crawford scored 22 points and Terrell Holloway added 12 Friday, leading Xavier past Creighton 80-67 at the Old Spice Classic.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lazar Hayward scored 27 points and Jimmy Butler added 15 to help Marquette beat Xavier 71-61 on Thursday at the Old Spice Classic.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- When it happened, Jordan Crawford was excited. His summer dunk on LeBron James during counselor games at the LBJ camp became an Internet sensation.

For the second consecutive game, Jordan Crawford established a new career high as the sophomore guard scored 26 points to lead the Xavier University men's basketball team past Sacred Heart by a 105-65 score on Saturday evening at Cintas Center.

Xavier University sophomore guard Jordan Crawford has earned Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week honors.

Jordan Crawford scored a career-high 26 points in Xavier's up-tempo offense, and Jason Love had his second straight double-double Saturday, leading the Musketeers to a 105-65 victory over Sacred Heart.

Courtney Simmons hit a basket in the lane to break a tie in overtime and completed a three-point play as Eastern Connecticut defeated Bowdoin 71-67 Saturday to win the Eastern Tip-Off Tournament in Willimantic.

With his head down and sweat dripping down his face, Jason Love retired to the bench to a smattering of standing ovations at Cintas Center.

Katie Rutan walked into the interview room, glanced around and hesitantly asked for directions.

Today is a big day at Cintas Center as both the Men and Women's basketball teams will hit the hardwood in non-conference contests.

Although the Old Spice Classic is just around the corner for Xavier's men's basketball team, the Musketeers say they won't overlook Sacred Heart in the teams' 7:30 p.m. inaugural meeting Saturday at Cintas Center.

By the time Jordan Crawford checked out for the last time, Xavier's student section was chanting his name.

Men's basketball coach Louis Orr is no stranger to the Cincinnati area. The Cincinnati native played and coached high school basketball at Withrow High School and coached first-year Xavier coach Chris Mack for the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons.

Crawford has 24, Xavier beats Bowling Green 101-57 Eds: APNewsNow. Xavier 101, Bowling Green 57.

The older Dante Jackson gets, the more he realizes how much Xavier's basketball team is a work-in-progress at the regular season's start.

Jordan Crawford scored 14 points while Jason Love and Mark Lyons added 12 apiece leading Xavier past Youngstown State 83-57 in the Muskateers season opener at Cintas Center.

Sophomore guard Jordan Crawford led four Musketeers in double-figures with 16 points and added five assists to lead the Xavier University men's basketball team past Northern Kentucky, 83-66, in exhibition play on Saturday evening at Cintas Center.

Xavier University head basketball coach Chris Mack announced today that he has received four signed national letters of intent from young men who will be a part of the Xavier team beginning with the 2010-11 season, an impressive list of signees which earned Xavier a top 20 recruiting class ranking by rivals.com and many other experts.

Xavier's basketball season was already going to be a big one for Jamel McLean, who has stepped into an expanded role following the departure of NBA-bound Derrick Brown.

One man's opinion on the top area sports stories from last week: The Skinny: Granted it was just NAIA Campbellsville and Division II Clarion , but the highly anticipated debut of new head coach John Calipari's team at Kentucky didn't disappoint as the Wildcats outscored the two opponents 191-90, first holding Campbellsville to 21.1 percent ...