11-seed Xavier upends 6-seed Maryland 76-65 in NCAA tourney
Trevon Bluiett scored 21 points and Sean O'Mara had 18 to help No. 11 seed Xavier upset sixth-seeded Maryland 76-65 during the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Xavier Musketeers
76
Maryland Terrapins
65
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| XAV | 35 | 41 | 76 |
| MD | 36 | 29 | 65 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Detroit Mercy Titans | W 100-55 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Eastern Michigan Eagles | W 76-53 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | W 97-52 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:42 76-65
Ivan Bender made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Huerter.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 76-63
Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 75-63
Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 74-63
Foul on Jaylen Brantley.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 74-63
Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 73-63
Foul on Kevin Huerter.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 73-63
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 72-63
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 71-63
Foul on Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 71-63
Melo Trimble made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:18 71-62
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 71-62
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 70-62
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 69-62
Foul on Ivan Bender.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:49 69-62
Kevin Huerter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Melo Trimble.
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DunkShot 2:02 69-59
Kaiser Gates made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 66-59
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 67-59
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 65-59
Foul on Jaylen Brantley.
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PersonalFoul 2:22 65-59
Foul on Melo Trimble.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:47 65-59
Melo Trimble made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:47 65-58
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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PersonalFoul 3:43 65-58
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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TipShot 3:59 65-58
Ivan Bender made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 4:56 65-56
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Kaiser Gates.
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PersonalFoul 5:09 63-56
Foul on Melo Trimble.
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PersonalFoul 5:16 63-56
Foul on Kevin Huerter.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:43 63-56
Damonte Dodd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:43 63-55
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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PersonalFoul 5:58 63-55
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:32 63-55
Kevin Huerter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Cowan.
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PersonalFoul 6:48 63-52
Foul on Malcolm Bernard.
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LayUpShot 7:03 63-52
Trevon Bluiett made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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JumpShot 8:13 61-52
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:49 61-50
Foul on Kevin Huerter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:09 61-50
Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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PersonalFoul 9:37 58-50
Foul on Malcolm Bernard.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:00 58-50
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:54 55-50
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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JumpShot 12:10 52-50
Sean O'Mara made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:57 50-50
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 13:13 47-50
Ivan Bender made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Cowan.
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PersonalFoul 13:26 47-48
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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JumpShot 13:46 47-48
Justin Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Huerter.
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LayUpShot 14:05 47-46
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:34 45-46
Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:34 44-46
Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:34 43-46
Foul on Damonte Dodd.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:25 43-46
Malcolm Bernard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
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PersonalFoul 15:43 40-46
Foul on Justin Jackson.
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LayUpShot 16:01 40-46
Anthony Cowan made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:19 40-44
Melo Trimble made Layup.
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JumpShot 16:34 40-42
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:46 38-42
Kevin Huerter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:46 38-41
Kevin Huerter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:46 38-40
Foul on J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:18 38-40
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 19:07 35-40
Melo Trimble made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 19:53 35-38
Kevin Huerter made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Cowan.
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LayUpShot 0:16 35-36
Melo Trimble made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 76-65
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:12 76-65
Xavier Turnover.
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JumpShot 0:42 76-65
Ivan Bender made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Huerter.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 76-63
Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 75-63
Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 74-63
Foul on Jaylen Brantley.
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Defensive Rebound 0:53 74-63
Sean O'Mara Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:53 74-63
Kevin Huerter missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 74-63
Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:03 73-63
Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 73-63
Sean O'Mara missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 73-63
Foul on Kevin Huerter.
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Defensive Rebound 1:06 73-63
Sean O'Mara Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:06 73-63
Jaylen Brantley missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 73-63
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 72-63
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 71-63
Foul on Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 71-63
Melo Trimble made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:18 71-62
Maryland Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 71-62
Melo Trimble missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:18 71-62
Foul on Sean O'Mara.
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Offensive Rebound 1:22 71-62
Melo Trimble Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:22 71-62
Kevin Huerter missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:26 71-62
Quentin Goodin Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:33 71-62
J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 71-62
Melo Trimble missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 71-62
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 70-62
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 69-62
Foul on Ivan Bender.
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ShortTimeOut 1:47 69-62
Maryland Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:49 69-62
Kevin Huerter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Melo Trimble.
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DunkShot 2:02 69-59
Kaiser Gates made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:10 67-59
Melo Trimble Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 66-59
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 67-59
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 65-59
Foul on Jaylen Brantley.
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PersonalFoul 2:22 65-59
Foul on Melo Trimble.
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ShortTimeOut 2:29 65-59
Xavier Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 2:47 65-59
Melo Trimble made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:47 65-58
Maryland Deadball Team Rebound.
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Team Stats
XAV
MD
25-50
FG
22-54
50
Field Goal %
41
9-23
3PT
7-27
39
Three Point %
26
17-24
FT
14-19
71
Free Throw %
74
34
Rebounds
24
9
Offensive Rebounds
7
25
Defensive Rebounds
17
15
Assists
13
8
Steals
7
2
Blocks
3
15
Turnovers
11
1
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
28
Points in Paint
24
17
Fouls
19
13
Largest Lead
6
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