With 5 minutes left in regulation, Xavier was down 51-47 and the starting backcourt was in serious foul trouble. A defense that had allowed 21 points in 33 possessions in the first half had allowed 30 points in 21 possessions through 15 minutes of the second. It wasn't clear that Xavier could win even if UConn didn't score again, but it was sure that every point surrendered whittled deeply into the remaining 25% of win probability Xavier had retained.
Then the body bags came out.
In the final five minutes of regulation, Xavier held the Huskies to 1-8/1-2/2-2 shooting with just 1 offensive board and no turnovers.