Xavier erases halftime deficit to defeat Texas in NCAA Tournament First Four

SMOKING NEAR A SOURCE OF OXYGEN. YEAH, IT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S THAT GOOD FEELING FOR 534, ESPECIALLY IF YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE A XAVIER BASKETBALL PLAYER. NOW, COULD XAVIER PUT ON THE SLIPPERS AND BE THIS YEAR바카라 게임 웹사이트�S NCAA TOURNAMENT? CINDERELLA. ONE OF THE LAST TEAMS PICKED FOR AN AT LARGE BERTH. THE EXPECTATIONS FROM THE REST OF THE COUNTRY ARE RELATIVELY LOW, BUT THE FAN BASE AND TEAM HAVE OTHER IDEAS. 바카라게임 NEWS FIVE SPORTS REPORTER OLIVIA RAY WAS THERE FOR THE EXCITEMENT AS THE X-MEN MOVE ON IN THE TOURNAMENT. XAVIER바카라 게임 웹사이트�S WILD COMEBACK ENDED IN ALMOST A POETIC FASHION, WITH THE BALL IN ZACH FREMANTLE바카라 게임 웹사이트�S HANDS. 15 POINTS FOR THE FORWARD, WHO BATTLED FOUL TROUBLE THROUGHOUT HIS FIRST EVER NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE. BUT LIKE ALL OF THE INJURIES THAT HE바카라 게임 웹사이트�S BATTLED OVER HIS SIX YEARS HERE AT ECS, HE PERSEVERED AND IT ENDED WITH THIS EPIC SCENE. FREMANTLE IN A COWBOY HAT AND A RAUCOUS XAVIER FAN BASE, SENDING HIM INTO THE ROUND OF 64. I바카라 게임 웹사이트�LL BE 100% HONEST WITH Y바카라 게임 웹사이트�ALL. I바카라 게임 웹사이트�VE NEVER BEEN SO NERVOUS IN MY LIFE. LIKE THE FIRST HALF, I REALLY I WAS REALLY STRUGGLING BETWEEN THE FRUSTRATION OF THE FOULS AND EVERYTHING AND JUST THE OVERALL CROWD ENVIRONMENT. YOU KNOW, MY NEXT LOSS IS MY LAST COLLEGE GAME. I WAS ABLE TO SETTLE DOWN IN THE SECOND HALF, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE WIN. THAT WAS AN AMAZING GAME. THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S PROBABLY IT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S NOT THE FIRST. THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S THE SECOND BEST GAME I EVER PLAYED IN. I WAS A PART OF THAT FURMAN TEAM THAT BEAT VIRGINIA, SO THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE. BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY TWO. I JUST THOUGHT THAT TEXAS HAD US ON THE ROPES NUMEROUS TIMES. AND IN THIS SINGLE ELIMINATION FIELD, LIKE WHEN YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE IN THE TOURNAMENT AND YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU LOSE, YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE OUT. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO TO REACH BACK AND PLAY BETTER AND STAY WITH IT. I THOUGHT WE FOUGHT. WE WERE RESILIENT, LIKE WE바카라 게임 웹사이트�VE BEEN ALL YEAR, AND THAT REALLY WENT OUT. HEAD COACH SEAN MILLER SAID HIS HALFTIME MESSAGE REVOLVES SOLELY AROUND DEFENSIVE ADJUSTMENTS. EXCELLED TEXAS, SHOOTING JUST 38% FROM THE FLOOR IN THE SECOND HALF. AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO SEND THE MUSKIES TO MILWAUKEE TO MEET ILLINOIS THIS COMING FRIDAY NIGHT. NOW, THE LOCKER ROOM POSTGAME, THEY WERE CELEBRATING, BUT THEY WERE UNITED ON THIS ONE FRONT. IT IS THAT X. THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE NEVER OUT OF IT AND THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE GOING TO BE DANGEROUS THIS MARCH BECAUSE OF IT. FOR NOW REPORTING FROM UD ARENA AND THE FIR

The Xavier Musketeers erased a double-digit deficit to defeat the Texas Longhorns in a matchup of two No. 11 seeds in the NCAA Tournament First Four Wednesday night.Down by 13 at one point, Xavier got 22 points from Marcus Foster and 15 from Zach Freemantle as they completed an 86-80 comeback win in Dayton, Ohio.Texas was led by freshman Tre Johnson, who scored 23 points. Guard Tramon Mark had 16 points.Xavier shot well from the field for much of the first half, connecting on more than 45 percent of their shots from three in the first 20 minutes.The Longhorns were equally as hot from the field in the first half, however, sinking 18 of their 31 shots from the field to take a 47-39 lead into halftime.Johnson, a likely lottery pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, had 10 points and four rebounds in the first half as the Longhorns led by as many as 13 in the first half.Foul trouble also played a part in Xavier바카라 게임 웹사이트�s struggles with Conwell picking up three first half hours and Freemantle two. The two had seven combined points at halftime.Led by Foster, the Musketeers continued to fight back into Wednesday바카라 게임 웹사이트�s game and eventually evened the score at 65 with about eight minutes to go.With about five minutes to go, a John Hugley three-pointer gave Xavier its first lead of the second half at 75-74. A Dailyn Swain layup and free throw extended the lead to 78-74.The score evened back up at 78 with a little more than two minutes remaining but a clutch shot and free throws from Freemantle helped seal the deal for the Musketeers.With the win, Xavier will now play No. 6-seeded Illinois in the Midwest Region Round of 64 Friday night.

DAYTON, Ohio —

The Xavier Musketeers erased a double-digit deficit to defeat the Texas Longhorns in a matchup of two No. 11 seeds in the NCAA Tournament First Four Wednesday night.

Down by 13 at one point, Xavier got 22 points from Marcus Foster and 15 from Zach Freemantle as they completed an 86-80 comeback win in Dayton, Ohio.

Texas was led by freshman Tre Johnson, who scored 23 points. Guard Tramon Mark had 16 points.

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— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB)

Xavier shot well from the field for much of the first half, connecting on more than 45 percent of their shots from three in the first 20 minutes.

The Longhorns were equally as hot from the field in the first half, however, sinking 18 of their 31 shots from the field to take a 47-39 lead into halftime.

Johnson, a likely lottery pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, had 10 points and four rebounds in the first half as the Longhorns led by as many as 13 in the first half.

Foul trouble also played a part in Xavier바카라 게임 웹사이트�s struggles with Conwell picking up three first half hours and Freemantle two. The two had seven combined points at halftime.

Led by Foster, the Musketeers continued to fight back into Wednesday바카라 게임 웹사이트�s game and eventually evened the score at 65 with about eight minutes to go.

With about five minutes to go, a John Hugley three-pointer gave Xavier its first lead of the second half at 75-74. A Dailyn Swain layup and free throw extended the lead to 78-74.

The score evened back up at 78 with a little more than two minutes remaining but a clutch shot and free throws from Freemantle helped seal the deal for the Musketeers.

With the win, Xavier will now play No. 6-seeded Illinois in the Midwest Region Round of 64 Friday night.

Xavier erases halftime deficit to defeat Texas in NCAA Tournament First Four

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