DUBUQUE – Max Techau scored 16 points to lead the fourth-ranked Xavier boys basketball team to a 51-48 win over Dubuque Hempstead in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Hempstead.

Matthew Mims added 11 points and four assists for the Saints (8-1).

Connor Duax and Ryan McDonough scored 12 points apiece for Dubuque Hempstead (4-5).

XAVIER (51): Burger 4 0-1 8, Mims 2 6-6 11, Butkowski 2 0-1 5, Joens 1 0-0 2, Stulken 2 4-5 9, Techau 8 0-0 16, Burns 0 0-0 0, Fettkether 0 0-0 0, Whitten 0 0-0 0, Demplewolf 0 0-0 0, Schulte 0 0-0 0, Houtakker 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-13 51.

Halftime – Xavier 31, Dubuque Hempstead 14. 3-point goals – Xavier 3 (Mims, Butkowski, Stulken).