Xavier scored a massive victory over a longtime in-state adversary.
In their first regular-season meeting in nearly 80 years, the Musketeers ousted the Ohio State Buckeyes in Cincinnati. The 71-65 victory over the Buckeyes clinched the Gavitt Games for the Big East, who would go on to win the whole thing 6-2 following DePaul’s win over Rutgers later that night.
We imagine Musketeer fans are feeling pretty great on this Friday afternoon thanks to this win. The energy in Cintas Center was noticeable from the opening tip-off and the Musketeers ran with it.