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NCAA Tournament: Xavier is ‘one of the best overall rebounding teams’ Arizona will face

So much has been made about the Xavier Musketeers overcoming adversity to reach the Sweet 16, but Sean Miller thinks not enough attention is being paid to how Xavier was actually able to get there — by rebounding.

“Xavier is a great rebounding team, because of such change and the injuries and all the different things they've had to deal with, I think that's lost sometimes,” the Arizona Wildcats head coach said. “They rebound toe to toe on defense and on offense with any team that we've played. As a matter of fact, they might be one of the best overall rebounding teams that we've played.