Jovan Milicevic tied a career-high by scoring 21 points as Xavier shined from 3-point range and earned a 78-68 victory over West Virginia Sunday in the Charleston Classic’s Palmetto third-place game in Charleston, S.C.Milicevic, who played for Xavier coach Richard Pitino at New Mexico, matched his career high from Dec. 14, 2024 with the Lobos. He hit 8 of 14 shots, including five 3-pointers for the second straight game, and 15 of his points came after halftime.Tre Carroll added 12 of his 17 points in the first half when Xavier (4-3) overcame an early eight-point deficit. Carroll and Milicevic were a combined 10-of-14 from 3-point range as Xavier tied a season best by hitting 16 triples on 25 attempts.All Wright added 14 and Roddie Anderson III contributed 11 for Xavier, which shot 45.5%.Treysen Eaglestaff paced West Virginia (5-2) with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting. He was 0-of-5 from behind the arc as the Mountaineers misfired on 16 of 22 3-point tries.Honor Huff added 16 after going scoreless in the first half and Brenen Lorient contributed 11 as West Virginia shot 43.1% and took its second straight loss.
