A win is a win, no matter how ugly.
For a while (like... all of regulation and a chunk of overtime), it seemed like Missouri might finally get the better of Xavier after the Musketeers disposed of the Tigers the past two seasons. Trevon Bluiett was in foul trouble for most of the day (he had four, and finished the game shooting 5-16 from the field in just 23 minutes of action), Edmond Sumner’s shot wasn’t falling (19 points on 19 shots, and not a very good day from the free throw line until the very last second, literally.