DUBUQUE - Calvin Winker scored 26 points Friday night and Adam McDermott added 22, but they weren't enough to prevent Xavier from dropping a 69-60 verdict to Dubuque Wahlert in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Dubuque.

Winker and McDermott combined for 48 points for the Saints (5-5, 2-4), but the rest of the club combined for only 12 markers.

Josh Carter, a 6-foot-5 junior, pumped in 28 points for Wahlert.

XAVIER (60): Downey 0 0-0 0, McDermott 9 0-0 22, Burger 0 0-0 0, Ramlo 1 1-2 3, Welch 0 0-0 0, Hill 1 0-0 3, Winker 10 6-12 26, Nelson 1 1-2 3, Bisenius 1 0-0 3. Totals 23 8-16 60.

WAHLERT (69): Walker 3 3-5 10, Lattner 1 0-0 2, Timp 2 5-6 10, Carter 12 2-8 28, Ott 1 0-0 2, Potts 1 2-2 5, Dolehide 0 0-0 0, Adams 1 0-0 2, Hoffmann 5 0-2 10, Pemsl 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 12-23 69.

Halftime - Wahlert 35, Xavier 29. 3-point goals - Xavier 6 (McDermott 4, Hill 1, Bisenius 1), Wahlert 5 (Carter 2, Walker 1, Timp 1, Potts 1).