Well, that was nerve wracking. Xavier hadn’t won a Big East tournament game since March 14th of 2019. That ended today, but my goodness was it a struggle. DePaul seemed constitutionally incapable of missing for most of the first half while Xavier seemed really eager to get to Selection Sunday. Whatever Coach Sean Miller said at halftime certainly helped, but Xavier couldn’t get back into the game when Umoja Gibson was deep in his bag. Gibson picked up his fourth foul with 7:49 to go. From then on Xavier went into closing mode. The Musketeers erased an eight point deficit on their way to winning by five.
Xavier 89-84 DePaul: Xavier survives and advances
