After taking down Rick Pitino and the Iona Gaels the Gators move on in the National Invitational Tournament to take on the Xavier Musketeers for a chance to get one step closer to the championship game in Madison Square Gardens.
Xavier’s season was a bit of a disappointment after they entered the year with a talented, veteran group that many thought would be a top-25 caliber team. In the non-conference they were able to grab some quality wins over Ohio State, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma State (while only losing to Iowa State on a neutral floor) which had expectations high entering Big East play.