Leon Williams dribbles at Dillard 2026
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Leon Williams
81
Winner Xavier (LA) XAVIER ( 4-3, 1-1
77
Mobile MOBILE 1-5, 0-2
Winner
Xavier (LA) XAVIER (
4-3, 1-1
81
Final
77
Mobile MOBILE
1-5, 0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Xavier (LA) XAVIER ( 42 39 81
Mobile MOBILE 37 40 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

XULA earns conference road win at Mobile

The Gold Rush got a major bounce-back win Saturday, outdueling the University of Mobile on the road to claim an 81-77 victory. 

Xavier (4-3, 1-1 SSAC) had come up just short of a comeback win over nationally ranked William Carey on Thursday night. Saturday at Mobile (1-5, 0-2 SSAC), the Gold Rush established a 5-point halftime lead, then answered all of the Rams' counterpunches in the second. 

Senior Dez Perkins was again Xavier's big star on offense, authoring his fourth 30-point game of the season and his third consecutive double-double. As was the case in his previous 30-point outings, Perkins finished with 31 points. This time out, he paired those points with 11 rebounds, 2 assists, and a block. 

Three other XULA players finished in double-digit scoring. Leon Williams had a busy night, finishing with 12 points, 7 rebounds,3 assists, and 3 steals. 

Elijah Pichon contributed 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists, with Jason Astorga Jr. scoring 10 points and pulling down 3 rebounds. It was the second consecutive double-figure night for Astorga, a freshman making just his third college start. 

Jylan Howze scored 6 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in the low post, and D'Ron McZeal scored 6 points off the bench to aid in the win. 

XULA next returns to New Orleans for a three-game homestand. The first of those games is a non-conference contest against North Texas-Dallas Tuesday night at 7. 
 
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