By: Cooper LedfordThe sixth seeded Xavier Musketeers were playing the eleventh seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers, Friday. This was the first round of the NCAA Tournament, whoever loses, would have to get back on the bus to go home. It ended up being the Gophers that would have to get a ticket back to the Twin Cities, as Xavier won 65-54.
Both teams played equaly as good in the first half, as it was tied at 26 at the half. The Muskies would outplay Minnesota in the second half. A big key to the X-Men's success was the sophmore, Jordan Crawford, who scored 28 points. Crawford dominated the points for XU, infact the second highest scorer was Dante Jackson, who posted only nine points.
Jamel McLean lead in rebounds with 14. Xavier out rebounded Minnesota 39-37. After Richmond losing to St. Mary's and Temple losing to Cornell in the first rounds, Xavier is the only Atlantic 10 team left in the tournament.
The Xavier Musketeers will next take on the Pittsburgh Panthers and have a rematch with them, as Pitt beat Xavier last year in a heart-breaking loss, 60-55.
The Xavier vs. Pitt game is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sunday. The time is not yet announced and the game will be televised on CBS.
NOTABLE STARTERS
Jordan Crawford: 35 min., 28 pts., 6 reb.
Terrell Holloway: 31 min., 6 pts., 4 ast.
Dante Jackson: 30 min., 9 pts., 3 ast.
Jamel McLean: 30 min., 7 pts., 14 reb.
Jason Love: 26 min., 7 pts., 8 reb.
NO NOTABLE BENCH PLAYERS.
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