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Report: Xavier Musketeers to host Ohio State Buckeyes in 2021 Gavitt Games

A marquee non-conference matchup is coming to Cintas Center in 2021.

Xavier University's men's basketball team will host Ohio State this season as part of the Gavitt Games, according to a report from CBS Sports reporter Jon Rothstein.

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It will be the fifth meeting all-time between the Musketeers and the Buckeyes. Xavier's 1-3 against Ohio State and the last meeting came in the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament when the Buckeyes were a No. 1 seed and escaped with a 78-71 overtime win over Xavier, a No.