The Xavier Musketeers are in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive season and for the first time in program history, they are a No. 1 seed. In the Round of 64, they faced the No. 16 seed, the Texas Southern Tigers, after they won their play-in game against NC Central. After a very long and whistle-filled game, Xavier claimed an easy 102-83 victory.
Throughout the first four minutes of action, Xavier jumped out to an 11-4 lead thanks to an 8-0 run. In that time frame, Trevon Bluiett and J.