Xavier Musketeers vs Texas Southern Tigers

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - WEST REGION - 1st ROUND

16-20

Final

	1	2	T
Texas Southern TXSO	37	46	83
Xavier XAV	49	53	102

Xavier MusketeersXavierXAV

29-5

102

29-5

Top-seeded Xavier easily handles Texas Southern 102-83

The Xavier Musketeers looked every bit like a No. 1 seed their first time around in the role at an NCAA Tournament.

Mar 16, 2018, 11:16 pm - Associated Press

Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kerem Kanter missed Layup.
Kerem Kanter missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
Quentin Goodin missed Layup.
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
J.P. Macura made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrique Jones.
J.P. Macura made Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper.
Kerem Kanter made Jumper.
Kerem Kanter missed Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrique Jones.
Quentin Goodin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaiser Gates.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Sean O'Mara missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Kerem Kanter made Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Naji Marshall made Two Point Tip Shot.
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
J.P. Macura made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.
Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Sean O'Mara missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrique Jones made Two Point Tip Shot.
Tyrique Jones missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Kerem Kanter made Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
Tyrique Jones made Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrique Jones.
Kerem Kanter made Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Kerem Kanter missed Three Point Jumper.
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
J.P. Macura made Jumper.
Elias Harden missed Jumper.
Kerem Kanter made Layup.
Derrick Bruce missed Jumper.
Trayvon Reed made Jumper. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
Trayvon Reed made Dunk. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
Donte Clark missed Jumper.
Donte Clark missed Dunk.
Derrick Bruce missed Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
Demontrae Jefferson made Three Point Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson made Layup.
Robert Lewis made Three Point Jumper.
Derrick Bruce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Lewis.
Robert Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
Donte Clark missed Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
Trayvon Reed missed Jumper.
Donte Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
Robert Lewis missed Dunk.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
Derrick Bruce made Jumper.
Derrick Bruce made Jumper.
Derrick Bruce made Layup.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Jumper.
Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
Trayvon Reed missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Demontrae Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Lamont Walker.
Demontrae Jefferson made Layup.
Demontrae Jefferson made Layup.
Demontrae Jefferson made Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Layup.
Donte Clark made Jumper.
Derrick Bruce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Jumper.
Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Jumper.
Robert Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
Trayvon Reed made Layup. Assisted by Robert Lewis.
Trayvon Reed made Dunk. Assisted by Donte Clark.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Lewis missed Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson made Three Point Jumper.
Robert Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
Donte Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Lewis made Layup.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Jumper.
Marquis Salmon made Two Point Tip Shot.
Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
Donte Clark made Jumper. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
Robert Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Bruce.
Robert Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
Demontrae Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
Derrick Bruce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
Lamont Walker made Jumper.
Lamont Walker made Layup. Assisted by Demontrae Jefferson.
Derrick Bruce missed Three Point Jumper.
Marquis Salmon missed Jumper.
Derrick Bruce missed Layup.
Robert Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.

TEXAS SOUTHERN

XAVIER

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Southern	15-3	-	20-12
Jackson State	14-4	1	16-18
Bethune-Cookman	13-5	2	17-16
Alabama State	12-6	3	20-16
Texas Southern	12-6	3	15-17
Alcorn State	11-7	4	11-21
Florida A&M	10-8	5	14-17
Grambling	7-11	8	12-22
Alabama A&M	6-12	9	10-22
Prairie View A&M	4-14	11	5-27
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	3-15	12	6-25
Mississippi Valley State	1-17	14	3-28

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	31-5
Creighton	15-5	3	25-11
UConn	14-6	4	24-11
Marquette	13-7	5	23-11
Xavier	13-7	5	22-12
Villanova	11-9	7	21-15
Georgetown	8-12	10	18-16
Butler	6-14	12	15-20
Providence	6-14	12	12-20
DePaul	4-16	14	14-20
Seton Hall	2-18	16	7-25

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Xavier Musketeers vs Texas Southern Tigers

Game Leaders

D. Jefferson #3 - TXSO

J.P. Macura #55 - XAV

Game Information

Top-seeded Xavier easily handles Texas Southern 102-83

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