Though it looked like the inferior team for most of the game, Xavier found a way to hang with No. 8 Auburn for nearly 44 minutes in the Maui Invitational opener. The Musketeers stayed within striking distance for all of regulation, then went on a late run to send the game to overtime.
That’s when Jared Harper finally decided he had had enough. Halfway through the extra period, Auburn’s star guard got a high ball screen, drove to his right and launched his 5’ 11” body into the air for a filthy poster dunk. Two possessions later, he drove left and nailed a tough floater to put the Tigers up four.