NCAA Tournament S16 Game Thread: Xavier v Texas (3/24/2023)

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CINCINNATI --- The No. 3 Seed Xavier University Musketeers, 27-9, battle the No. 2 Seed University of Texas Longhorns, 28-8, on Friday night at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. Xavier and Texas are meeting in a NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal for the third time. XU won the meeting in 2004 and Texas won in 1990.

Xavier is one of only 11 schools that have made at least seven NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearances in the last 15 tournaments (since 2008). The list includes Kansas (9), North Carolina (9), Duke (9), Gonzaga (9), Michigan State (9), Kentucky (8), Xavier (7), Arizona (7), Wisconsin (7), Syracuse (7) and Michigan (7). Of those 11 schools only Xavier, Michigan State and Gonzaga are still alive in the 2023 Sweet 16.

THE MATCHUP

NO. 3 SEED XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (27-9)
NO. 2 SEED UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORNS (28-8)
NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 AT T-MOBILE CENTER (KANSAS CITY, MO.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023 AT 9:45 P.M. ET

TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: CBS, including Local 12 in Cincinnati, with play by-play from Jim Nantz and analysis from Bill Raftery and Grant Hill. Tracy Wolfson is the sideline reporter.
National Radio: Westwood One with Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from XU all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88). Also on Sirius.

Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

Playing with house money from here on out?

Any idea when we'll know the time? Tonight? Tomorrow?

Would be nice if Rodney Terry spots us a double tech like Rick Barnes did.

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Any idea when we'll know the time? Tonight? Tomorrow?

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Right after the game Fan Duel had the times for the known games listed. It said 9:59pm eastern Friday.

Not sure if they have inside info or those are made up just to get the game listed? I tend to think they know, but maybe not.

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Originally Posted by Blue Blooded-05

Would be nice if Rodney Terry spots us a double tech like Rick Barnes did.

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I was there in ATL in 2004. Not sure I can pull off being there this time unfortunately.

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Originally Posted by D-West & PO-Z

Right after the game Fan Duel had the times for the known games listed. It said 9:59pm eastern Friday.

Not sure if they have inside info or those are made up just to get the game listed? I tend to think they know, but maybe not.

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Bet MGM has the games at 6 pm Central. I think they're just placeholders, but I hope that 9:59 time is correct!

X is playing at 1pm Friday per DK. That stinks. I’m sure it will be 8

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Bet MGM has the games at 6 pm Central. I think they're just placeholders, but I hope that 9:59 time is correct!

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Originally Posted by OTRMUSKIE

X is playing at 1pm Friday per DK. That stinks. I’m sure it will be 8

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Ah interesting. Good to know thanks.

I think we know tonight after all games.

I mean this from the bottom of my heart… Fuck Texas. #HornsDown

Late game confirmed. 30 mins after the 7:15pm Houston/Miami game concludes.

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Originally Posted by D-West & PO-Z

Late game confirmed. 30 mins after the 7:15pm Houston/Miami game concludes.

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Oh hell yes! I wasn't going to be able to make it up unless it was the late game. Still going to be sprinting to make it for tip off.

Xavier, Houston, Texas and Miami in KC. I don't think tickets are going to be an issue!

Go, I told Muskie I was counting on you to be there in KC and bring home the win.

Glad to see you can make it :)

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Oh hell yes! I wasn't going to be able to make it up unless it was the late game. Still going to be sprinting to make it for tip off.

Xavier, Houston, Texas and Miami in KC. I don't think tickets are going to be an issue!

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Let the boss know that you have been given permission to take off early. We want you to make it safely and on time as you carry the hopes and dreams of all the Xavierhoops faithful upon your strong shoulders.

No pressure.

9:45 PM on CBS, not TBS. More eyeballs.
Creighton playing opposite at 9:00 PM on TBS.

(assume both times are Eastern)

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Oh hell yes! I wasn't going to be able to make it up unless it was the late game. Still going to be sprinting to make it for tip off.

Xavier, Houston, Texas and Miami in KC. I don't think tickets are going to be an issue!

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I'm getting tickets through Xavier - will be driving out to Fountain City first thing Friday morning.

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Originally Posted by X-band '01

I'm getting tickets through Xavier - will be driving out to Fountain City first thing Friday morning.

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What are the Xavier sections?

I'm not sure of that; I was told to expect an email within 24-48 hours of the game with a downloadable ticket. For Friday night, they'll be on the opposite side of the floor from Xavier's bench (wherever that is). They're not doing a Friday-Sunday all-session ticket like they've done in the past.

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Originally Posted by D-West & PO-Z

What are the Xavier sections?

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The Xavier sections for Friday are 118/119/227/228.

Edit: Also know this: Xavier Bar in Kansas City

“McFadden's Sports Saloon is excited to host the Xavier Family in Kansas City! Pregame event starts at 3pm CT on Friday. McFadden's is conveniently located right across from T-Mobile Center and is easily walkable.”

The Xavier alumni pregame event starts at 3pm on Friday. Some of our alums (unfortunately not me!) are going to be some drunked up MFers come 8:45 Friday night.

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

The Xavier alumni pregame event starts at 3pm on Friday. Some of our alums (unfortunately not me!) are going to be some drunked up MFers come 8:45 Friday night.

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What? You & I wouldn’t be walking the streets of KC (ala Boston) finding random Bourbon Bars and downing their wares pregame like before???

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

What? You & I wouldn’t be walking the streets of KC (ala Boston) finding random Bourbon Bars and downing their wares pregame like before???

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Oh, I would be, but I have to go to a gymnastics meet in Wichita at 3pm. And I'm bringing my 15 year-old son. He was 18 months old and home with his mom when we were drinking it up at Clarke's in Boston.

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Oh, I would be, but I have to go to a gymnastics meet in Wichita at 3pm. And I'm bringing my 15 year-old son. He was 18 months old and home with his mom when we were drinking it up at Clarke's in Boston.

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YIKES A!!! This years thing is just going too damn fast!!!

I originally had tickets for that ill-fated regional in Boston but had to back out of that due to a last-second work commitment.

That's not gonna happen this time around. This will be the 5th (and hopefully 6th) time I'll be seeing Xavier outside of Cintas this year.

Strange, why are we having a game thread so late in the season?

Another NIT run?

As usual wrong answers only…

You can go to Utah Valley for your NIT fix now.

The lady musketeers are have a great season aren’t they!? Can’t believe they’ve made it this far!

As soon as the bracket came out- I was instantly disappointed we got Texas as our two seed. When they pulled away from Penn state I was again disappointed, not thinking we stood much of a chance. But I started to think about it. Xavier shouldn’t be overwhelmed by Texas. Maybe the big 12 was slightly overrated? I know Texas is great but-

Look at UCONN. They are arguably the best team in the country. They best Alabama by 15. They are actually higher on KenPom than Texas (albeit by 1). I was concerned about Texas and all the guys they have that can go off at any point. But I think Creighton has more weapons. All this is to say- we have beaten arguably better teams and just as good of offenses.

The main difference is Texas loves to operate and score in the midrange where I think X struggles the most on defense. And we did beat Uconn with Freemantle (I would actually love our chances vs Texas with Freemantle). I still think the most likely scenario is we see a level of toughness we haven’t seen all year and shows us the level we need to get to in order to be a F4 team

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Originally Posted by Xavier

As soon as the bracket came out- I was instantly disappointed we got Texas as our two seed. When they pulled away from Penn state I was again disappointed, not thinking we stood much of a chance. But I started to think about it. Xavier shouldn’t be overwhelmed by Texas. Maybe the big 12 was slightly overrated? I know Texas is great but-

Look at UCONN. They are arguably the best team in the country. They best Alabama by 15. They are actually higher on KenPom than Texas (albeit by 1). I was concerned about Texas and all the guys they have that can go off at any point. But I think Creighton has more weapons. All this is to say- we have beaten arguably better teams and just as good of offenses.

The main difference is Texas loves to operate and score in the midrange where I think X struggles the most on defense. And we did beat Uconn with Freemantle (I would actually love our chances vs Texas with Freemantle)

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We did have Free @UConn but he fouled out and only played 21 mins. Hunter had more mins and points that game.

I agree, Texas seems tough, but UConn and Creighton are really tough too and X went 4-1 against them.

Will need our best defensive effort to win.

On a very important note. Does anyone know if TMobile arena will be selling beer?

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Originally Posted by Xavier

As soon as the bracket came out- I was instantly disappointed we got Texas as our two seed. When they pulled away from Penn state I was again disappointed, not thinking we stood much of a chance. But I started to think about it. Xavier shouldn’t be overwhelmed by Texas. Maybe the big 12 was slightly overrated? I know Texas is great but-

Look at UCONN. They are arguably the best team in the country. They best Alabama by 15. They are actually higher on KenPom than Texas (albeit by 1). I was concerned about Texas and all the guys they have that can go off at any point. But I think Creighton has more weapons. All this is to say- we have beaten arguably better teams and just as good of offenses.

The main difference is Texas loves to operate and score in the midrange where I think X struggles the most on defense. And we did beat Uconn with Freemantle (I would actually love our chances vs Texas with Freemantle). I still think the most likely scenario is we see a level of toughness we haven’t seen all year and shows us the level we need to get to in order to be a F4 team

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We can beat Texas.

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We can beat Texas.

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We will beat Texas.

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

We will beat Texas.

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Concur..

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On a very important note. Does anyone know if TMobile arena will be selling beer?

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If they were selling beer down in Greensboro, I can't imagine the T-Mobile Center would not.

I also got a notification that there is a special AXS app (as in AXS TV, for example) to use for scanning tickets at the door. Apparently they don't scan tickets through Ticketmaster?

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Originally Posted by X-band '01

I also got a notification that there is a special AXS app (as in AXS TV, for example) to use for scanning tickets at the door. Apparently they don't scan tickets through Ticketmaster?

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AXS is a proprietary entertainment promoter with their own ticket service. I assume they control the venue in KC.
I know of them through Music Concert promo & ticketing. They have a couple of venues up here in Cleveland.
It’s a simple app to download. They have zero to do with Ticketmaster.

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

We will beat Texas.

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I love your confidence.

This team seems capable of winning or losing against almost anybody.

Time for Miller to make his rep by keeping them on the upside at the right time.

I read where TMobile Center is cashless.
Has Cintas gone cashless yet? (Haven't been in a few years)

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Originally Posted by paulxu

I read where TMobile Center is cashless.
Has Cintas gone cashless yet? (Haven't been in a few years)

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Yes, and it slows everything down. Especially the beer lines :cursingmad:. I sure hope they figure out a way to make this go more smoothly. Right pain in the ass.

Guess we can't sneak up on anyone this weekend.

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