Xavier rallies to get past DePaul

CINCINNATI — J.P. Macura scored 19 points and had a steal and a blocked shot in the final minute Saturday, completing No. 6 Xavier's comeback from a 16-point deficit to a 77-72 victory over DePaul.

The Musketeers (14-1, 2-0 Big East) won their ninth in a row and matched the best start in school history. The big comeback set up their seventh win in a row over the Blue Demons (7-7, 0-2).

Macura's steal set up Quentin Goodin's fastbreak dunk for a 75-72 lead with 28 seconds left. He blocked Eli Cain's shot with 9.5 seconds left, and Trevon Bluiett made two free throws to seal it.

Xavier couldn't hit open shots in the first half and trailed by 16 points early in the second half before turning up the defense and pulling ahead 64-63 with seven minutes left. Max Strus led DePaul with 33 points.

WHITMAN 92, OHIO WESLEYAN 90: Top-ranked Whitman (11-0) overcame a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat Ohio Wesleyan (9-2) at the D3hoops. com Classic in Las Vegas. The Bishops gave up 23 offensive rebounds and missed two free throws and two layups in the final 1:48. Nate Axelrod led Ohio Wesleyan with 24 points and Nick Heidel added 22. MALONE 66, OHIO DOMINICAN 59: Host Malone (9-4, 2-3) held Ohio Dominican (7-6, 2-4) to 42.6 percent shooting from the field and a season-low 18.2 percent from three-point range in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference game. Malone also held a 41-29 rebounding advantage and limited the Panthers to a season-low nine bench points. Sophomore Hasan Varence led Ohio Dominican with a game-high 19 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots.

OBERLIN 111, MUSKINGUM 104: Marcus Dempsey broke the school record by scoring 57 points, but it wasn't enough to lift visiting Muskingum (5-6) over Oberlin (6-5). The previous record was 54 points, set by Babe Arnold in the 1912-13 season.