Tru Washington scored a season-high 21 points, grabbed eight rebounds and made three steals as unbeaten Xavier handed Mississippi State its first loss, 81-63, on Friday night in the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Jovan Milicevic added 12 points and Nikos Chitikoudis had 11 points and six rebounds for the Musketeers (4-0).
Josh Hubbard scored 12 points for Mississippi State (3-1) and moved into third place on the school’s all-time list with 2,013 career points. Former NBA All-Stars Bailey Howell (2,030) and Jeff Malone (2,142) are the only Bulldogs to score more…