NEW YORK CITY —Welcome to Cincinnati.com's coverage of Xavier men's basketball's (19-12, 9-9 Big East) Wednesday Big East Tournament opener against the DePaul University Blue Demons at Madison Square Garden. Refresh this website for live, in-game updates analysis from The Enquirer's Xavier beat writer, Pat Brennan. Follow Pat on Twitter for additional updates and analysis at @PBrennanENQ.
FINAL, XAVIER ADVANCES WITH 75-64 WIN OVER DEPAUL: Again in must-win territory, Xavier men's basketball pulled through.
Four days on from a victory over the DePaul University Blue Demons in suburban Chicago, the Musketeers beat DePaul again, this time at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, 75-64, in a Big East Tournament first-round matchup.