The Xavier Musketeers will play the Georgia State Panthers on Saturday as the NCAA March Madness 2015 Round of 32 gets well and truly underway with a massive game from the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Today’s big game will start at 6.10 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the TNT network. The game can also be watched online through free live stream (details below).
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Christian Post Report – The Georgia State Panthers bench surrounds Panthers guard R.J. Hunter (22) after their victory over the Baylor Bears in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Jacksonville Veteran Memorial Arena.
Prior to this year’s NCAA tournament getting underway, most would have said that Xavier would be big favorites to win this one. The No. 6 seeded team went 22-13 this season but arguably were challenged by some much stronger teams than the No. 14 seeded Panthers who went 25-9 through the season.
However, Georgia State made a big statement that they are not just here to make up the numbers as they took down the No. 3 seeded Baylor in the Second Round earlier this week.
The Panthers therefore will not be fazed by coming up against the Musketeers today and will believe they can take down another higher seeded team to progress to the Sweet 16 Round next week.
However, Xavier will be in no mood to be part of Georgia State’s Cinderella story and they will look to stamp their authority on the game from the start and try and immediately put a halt to any momentum the Panthers gained through their win against Baylor.
The Musketeers will have to put the brakes on Georgia State’s R.J. Hunter though. He has very much been their star player, and is averaging a team-high 19.8 points per game this season. Hunter of course wrote himself into the Georgia State history books as he hit the team’s game-winning three pointer with just seconds on the clock against Baylor.
Whether he will be able to lead the Panthers to another famous win remains to be seen.
Today’s big NCAA March Madness 2015 game between the Xavier Musketeers and the Georgia State Panthers will start at 6.10 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the TNT network or online through free live stream by clicking here.
Source : Christian Post