CHICAGO – Behind 53 first-half points, the Saint Xavier University men's basketball team pulled away early for a 90-64 victory over Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) rival University of St. Francis (Ill.) Wednesday night at the Shannon Center in Chicago.  Sophomore guard Brad Karp (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) had another sensational outing for the Cougars finishing with 23 points and six rebounds.  With the win, SXU improves to 17-6 overall and 3-1 in the conference standings.  The outcome was never in doubt as Saint Xavier was dominate from the onset jumping out to a 10-0 lead in the first three minutes and never trailing en route to the 26-point victory.

South Bend, Ind. - Sophomore guard Brad Karp (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) led Saint Xavier University with 20 points and nine rebounds, but it was not enough to offset a rough first half for the visitors in a 70-62 road loss to Indiana University-South Bend (IUSB) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) men's basketball action Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.  The Cougars (16-6 overall/2-1 CCAC) shot just 39 percent from the field (9-for-23) and racked up 10 turnovers in the opening frame allowing the Titans to build a 29-22 halftime advantage.  The seven-point lead proved to be all IUSB needed for momentum as the hosts quickly established a double-digit lead after the break and never trailed in second-half action.

CHICAGO – Joshua D. Mawhorr, a 6-7 senior forward/center at Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Ind., recently signed a letter of intent to continue both his athletic and academic career at Saint Xavier University as a member of the Cougar men's basketball program.  The Muncie native was a recipient of the SXU Presidential Scholarship in addition to his basketball scholarship.  Under the direction of Matt Fine, Mawhorr averaged 9.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game during his junior season with the Bearcats.