Former Xavier University Musketeers standout Naji Marshall scored a career-high 15 points on 6-of-9 from the field and added seven rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes of action to help the New Orleans Pelicans to a 116-109 win Sunday against the Cavaliers in Cleveland.
Since averaging 2.7 minutes per game in three January games and 3.8 minutes per game in four March games, Marshall has averaged 25.6 minutes per game through six games this month.
In February, Marshall scored a game-high 22 points on 9-of-12 from the field with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 25 minutes off the bench to help the Erie BayHawks rout the Greensboro Swarm in Orlando to clinch an NBA G League playoff berth.
The undrafted Marshall, who turned 23 in January, signed a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans in December.
Marshall is one of six players from local high schools, the Cincinnati Bearcats or Xavier Musketeers on NBA rosters. Marshall's teammate with the Pelicans, former Moeller High School standout Jaxson Hayes, had eight points off the bench in Sunday's victory.
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