David West made 15 of 26 shots as he had a game-high 47 points leading the Musketeers to a comeback 85-77 win over Dayton. He was 16 of 19 from the free throw line and made his only attempt from three-point range. West added 13 rebounds and five assists. West had the second-best scoring game in school history and scored Xavier's first 13 points and 18 of its first 20

West scored 13 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in their 80-68 win over George Washington.

West is averaging 20.1 points, 12.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for the season. He is shooting 49.3% from the field, 82.5% from the line and 26.3% from three-point range. West has had a double-double the last nine straight games.

West edged Carmelo Anthony of Syracuse, Kansas guard Kirk Hinrich, Ron Slay from Tennessee and Travis Watson of Virginia for Player of the Week honors.

College Basketball News/Outback Player of the Week

Week of February 3-9

David West, Xavier

Week of January 27-February 2

Matt Carroll, Notre Dame

Week of January 20-26

Darius Rice, Miami of Florida

Week of January 13-19

Kyle Korver, Creighton

Week of January 6-12

Brian Cook, Illinois

Week of December 30-January 5

Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois

Week of December 23-29

Antonio Gates, Kent State

Week of December 16-22

Andre Emmett, Texas Tech

Week of December 9-15

Mario Austin, Mississippi State

Week of December 2-8

Blake Stepp, Gonzaga

Week of November 25-December 1

Jason Keep, San Diego