Xavier’s NCAA Championship run continued Thursday after the 11th-seeded Musketeers defeated No. 2 seed Arizona 73-71 in the West Region Semifinals in San Jose, Calif. Trevon Bluiett scored a game-high 25 points for the winners.
Xavier, which has defeated No. 6 Maryland, No. 3 Florida State and No. 2 Arizona, will play No. 1 seed Gonzaga in the West Region final Saturday at 6:09 p.m. ET on TBS. The Musketeers will be making their third appearance in the Elite Eight. For eighth-year head coach Chris Mack, this is his seventh NCAA appearance, fourth Sweet 16 and first Elite Eight as the Musketeers’ headmaster.