Back to the Big East Newsfeed

Xavier vs. Florida State 2017 NCAA Tournament recap: Musketeers upset Seminoles to advance to Sweet 16

For the fourth time in Chris Mack’s tenure, the Xavier Musketeers are headed to the Sweet 16. Xavier demolished the Florida State Seminoles, 91-66, Saturday evening in Orlando.

Trevon Bluiett led the way with 29 points on 8-14 shooting, while Kaiser Gates (14), Tyrique Jones (13), Sean O’Mara (11), and JP Macura (10) all finished the night in double-figures as well.

The Musketeers will face the winner of Saturday night’s Arizona/St. Mary’s game in their Sweet 16 clash.

Here are three things we learned from this game.