It may not have been the complete performance Xavier's men's basketball team was looking for on Saturday against Creighton, but the Musketeers found some magic in a lineup that worked and got contributions from up and down the rotation to turn the tide in the second half and beat the Bluejays 80-73.
Despite forcing 13 first-half turnovers from Creighton, the Musketeers played a poor opening 20 minutes and it led to a 34-29 halftime deficit.
Here's a look at three big things that allowed Xavier to turn it around and improve to 13-3 (3-2) with a win over Creighton:
A second-half salvage
It looked as if Xavier had put Wednesday's loss behind them, sprinting to a 7-0 lead in the opening minutes.