It would be hard to choreograph a more brutal finish to a basketball game for Xavier.
The Musketeers trailed Providence nearly the entire game on Wednesday until a Paul Scruggs 3-pointer with 51 seconds left gave Xavier a 62-60 lead – the Musketeers' first lead since it was 2-0.
At the other end, Al Durham, who Xavier had a hard time dealing with all night, got to the free-throw line and tied the game, 62-62, with 36 seconds left.
Out of a timeout, Xavier held the ball, running time off the shot clock and went with a designed play to get Scruggs downhill to his left hand.