Led by Roddie Anderson II’s 28 points and five 3-pointers, host Xavier pulled away in the second half for a 96-74 win over Saint Francis on Monday night in Cincinnati.Anderson made 10 of his 16 shots from the field while dishing out a game-high seven assists. The Musketeers, who have won four of their last five, finished with 23 assists to just eight turnovers while going 10-of-32 from beyond the arc.Xavier scored 50 of its 96 points in the second half, shooting 55.3% from the field, outrebounding Saint Francis 21-15 and dishing 14 assists to just five turnovers. It wasn’t pretty in the first half, but Xavier muscled its way to a 44-33 halftime lead.The Musketeers (6-3) missed several shots close to the rim and had several other shots rim out, going just 3-of-16 from beyond the arc and shooting just 43.6% from the field overall.Xavier’s Tre Carroll scraped his way to 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the first 20 minutes, with Anderson right behind him with 12 first-half points. The Musketeers scored 26 points in the paint and made 7 of 9 free-throw attempts.Coming off its first win, Saint Francis (1-7) stayed within striking distance through the first 10 minutes and cut its deficit to 24-20 with nine minutes to play. Zion Russell led the Red Flash with 11 points and six rebounds in the first half, knocking down two of their four 3-point attempts. Russell finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists.