MAUI – A late 5-0 run propelled the Xavier Musketeers into overtime with No. 8 Auburn in the opening game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, but the Tigers pulled away in the final three minutes of overtime to give Xavier the 88-79 setback in the opening game of the Invite. Five Musketeers scored in double figures, led by 17 points for .
- Auburn early, going up by as many as four in the first eight minutes, before a pair of three pointers from Ryan Welage and Naji Marshall put Xavier ahead, 10-9, with 12:34 remaining in the first half.