DUBUQUE - Big Luke McDonnell was too big for the Xavier Saints to handle Tuesday night.

McDonnell poured in 25 points as Dubuque Senior defeated the Saints, 62-46, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Dubuque.

McDonnell, a 6-foot-10 senior, has signed with the University of Northern Iowa.

Michael Mims scored 13 points for Xavier, which lost its third straight game. Mitchell Burger scored 11 points and Calvin Winker had 10 for the Saints (1-3, 0-2). Adam McDermott, their leading scorer, scored three points.

Jayden Davis contributed 18 points for the Rams (2-1, 2-0).

XAVIER (46): Mims 3 5-6  13, McDermott 0 3-3 3, Burger 3 4-4 11, Ramlo 2 0-0 4, Welch 0 0-0 0, Winker 5 0-0 10, Otting 2 1-3 5. Totals 15 13-16 46.

DUBUQUE SENIOR (62): Masic 2 1-3 5, Hermsen 0 2-2 2, Noel 0 0-0 0, Psihoyos 0 0-0 0, Blackman 2 2-2 8, Hempal-Griffin 2 0-0 4, Davis 7 2-4 18, McDonnell 11 3-4 25. Totals 24 10-17 62.

Halftime - Dubuque Senior 26, Xavier 21. 3-point goals - Xavier 3 (Mims, 2, Burger 1), Dubuque Senior 4 (Blackman 2, Davis 2).