Max Techau scored 23 points to lead the Xavier boys basketball team to a 59-44 win over Jefferson on Friday at Jefferson.

The J-Hawks cut the lead to 37-34 with seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Saints answered with a 22-10 run to finish the game.

Blake Whitten had 10 points for Xavier (4-1) and Matt Mims added nine points.

Royshawn Webb scored 10 points to lead Jefferson (2-5).

XAVIER (59): Burger 1 0-0 2, Mims 4 1-1 9, Batkowski 2 2-2 8, Whitten 4 0-0 10, Joens 0 0-0 0, Stulken 2 3-3 7, Schulte 0 0-0 0, Houtakker 0 0-0 0, Techau 9 4-6 23. Totals 22 10-12 59.

JEFFERSON (44): Webb 5 0-0 10, Wiederin 1 0-0 3, Green 3 1-4 7, Kramer 1 0-0 2, Brown 3 3-4 9, Van Oort 3 0-2 7, Szabo 1 0-0 2, McKinney 2 0-0 4, Larson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 4-10 44.

Halftime – Xavier 26, Jefferson 23. 3-point goals – Xavier 5 (Batkowski 2, Whitten 2, Techau), Jefferson 2 (Wiederin, Van Oort).