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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the closing seconds of a tie game Sunday afternoon, Naji Marshall had the ball and that was enough for Xavier head coach Travis Steele.
No timeout was called and not much could be said because Capital One Arena got loud after Georgetown converted a tip-in with 17 seconds left to tie the game, 63-63.
"We had timeouts to give but the ball was in his hands and I'm gonna ride and die with Naji," said Steele. "Naji's a big-time player and he's ready for that moment and he knocked it in so I was comfortable with where the ball was.