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Xavier Faces Off Against Arizona in West Regional Semifinal on Thursday
03.20.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers and Wildcats are meeting in Sweet 16 for second time in three years
CINCINNATI - Xavier and Arizona, who met in the 2015 Sweet 16, are slated for a rematch on Thursday night in San Jose. The game will be broadcast on TBS, 700 WLW-AM and Westwood One.
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 THE MATCHUP |
No. 11 Seed Xavier University Musketeers (23-13, 9-9 BIG EAST)
No. 2 Seed University of Arizona Wildcats (32-4, 16-2 PAC-12)
NCAA TOURNAMENT WEST REGIONAL SEMIFINAL
Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 10:09 p.m. ET (7:09 p.m. PT)
SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
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 TV AND RADIO |
Television: TBS with Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Chris Webber (analysis) and Lewis Johnson (reporter)
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ('79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88).
National Radio: Westwood One with play-by-play from Kevin Kugler and analysis from Jim Jackson.Â
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 X FACTORS |
• Xavier and Arizona, who met in the 2015 Sweet 16, are in their sixth Sweet 16 in 10 years. They are two of only nine schools that have been to at least six since 2008.
• Xavier is playing in its fourth straight NCAA Tournament and its 11th in the last 12 years; only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 tournaments.
• Xavier eighth-year head coach Chris Mack has led XU to seven NCAA Tournaments in eight years, including four Sweet 16 appearances.
• Xavier is 7-1 this season in neutral site games.
• Xavier, 23-13, has its fourth straight 20-win season and its 11th in 12 years.
• Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett, First Team All-BIG EAST and All-BIG EAST Tournament, is second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.5 ppg. and 10th in rebounding at 5.7 rpg.Â
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has 18 games with 20 points or more this season, including 29 vs. Florida State. Bluiett has averaged 25.0 ppg. in this year's NCAA Tournament.Â
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is 17th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,550 points, while fellow junior J.P. Macura is also in the XU 1,000 Point Club at 1,022 (No. 52).
• Xavier's J.P. Macura is 2nd on the team in scoring (16th in BIG EAST at 14.3 ppg.).Â
• Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin has averaged 5.5 apg. for his 15 straight starts at point guard, including a career-high nine assists in the NCAA win over Maryland.
• Xavier senior RaShid Gaston ranks third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 58.9 percent and sixth in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.1 rpg.Â
• Xavier junior Sean O'Mara scored a career-high 18 points vs. Maryland and added 11 vs. Florida State; XU is 8-1 when O'Mara scores in double figures.Â
• Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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