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Christian Post Report – Number two seeded Arizona Wildcats play sixth-seeded Xavier Musketeers in the Sweet 16 of the West Region in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday night. The game is scheduled to have a start time of 10.17 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the TBS network, or online through live stream (details below).
Xavier started their tournament with a 76-57 win over Ole Miss.
It was a dominant game from the beginning as the Musketeers led by 12 after the first half. They would not lift their foot off the gas as they eliminated the Rebels behind a 20-point performance from Matt Stainbrook.
The center scored 20 points and shot 80% from the field to lead the team. He also got help from Dee Davis who finished with 17 points from 4-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc.
Their next game was against the upset-minded Georgia State Panthers.
The Sun Belt squad already surprised everyone with a win over Baylor and were looking to make Xavier their next victim.
They kept things close as the first half ended with the Musketeers only up by four, but they eventually pulled away, winning 75-67.
Jalen Reynolds scored a game-high 21 points coming off the bench, shooting 8-of-9 from the field and also pulling down six rebounds.
Davis was near perfect from everywhere as he added 15 points and shot 3-of-3 from the field, 1-of-1 from beyond the arc and 8-of-9 from the free throw line.
On the other hand, Arizona have cruised along the tournament so far, thrashing Texas Southern 93-72 in the tournament opener.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was unstoppable as he scored 23 points while only shooting nine shots from the field. He also pulled down 10 rebounds in the process.
All of the Wildcats’ starters finished in double figures as the team collectively shot 60% from the field for the game.
Their next task was against Ohio State and the first half was much closer than expected.
After 20 minutes the teams were only separated by one points, but all that changed in the second half.
T.K. McConnell poured in 19 points, while also stuffing the stats with six rebounds, six assists and five steals in 39 minutes.
Gabe York was a spark from the bench with 19 points as the Wildcats outscored the Buckeyes 47-33 in the second half to win 73-58.
With a seat in the next round up for grabs, get live scores and updates on ESPN.com. For live streaming, click here.
Source : Christian Post