PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sean Miller reminded Xavier's men's basketball team that Wednesday was the beginning of March, and his team played like it, stealing a wire-to-wire road win at No. 20 Providence, a team that had won 17 in a row at home and 36 of its last 37.
The win clinched the No. 2 seed for Xavier (22-8, 14-5) at next week's Big East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden, meaning the Musketeers will open with the winner of No. 7 seed Seton Hall and No. 10 seed DePaul at 7 p.m. on Thursday night.