Xavier head coach Travis Steele after his team's 77-68 loss to Wisconsin on Tuesday night Adam Baum, abaum@enquirer.com
MAUI – The first game of the 2019 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Monday (2:30 p.m., ESPN2) will pit the Xavier Musketeers, making their first-ever appearance in Maui, against the Auburn Tigers, a team ranked No. 9 in the country in the latest AP poll.
Xavier's coming off a 77-68 loss to Wisconsin nearly a week ago back in Cincinnati.
It was an up-and-down game that Xavier clawed its way back into, nearly erasing an 18-point second-half deficit late in the second half.