AUSTIN – The battle for at least one more basketball game in the National Invitation Tournament begins at 4 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday at the Erwin Center as No. 2 Texas hosts No. 3 Xavier.
The winner will get to host the winner of No. 8 Norfolk State and No. 4 Colorado this week in a quarterfinal game.
Xavier 39, Texas 38, 18:42 second half – Seventy-eight seconds into the second half, Texas head coach Shaka Smart needed a timeout because Xavier stormed out of the locker room with a quick 7-0 run.