Xavier knocks off Arizona, earns first trip to Elite Eight since '08
Trevon Bluiett scored 25 points, Sean O'Mara scored inside with 40 seconds left and No. 11 seed Xavier upset No. 2 Arizona 73-71 in the West Region on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Xavier Musketeers
73
Arizona Wildcats
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| XAV | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| ARIZ | 37 | 34 | 71 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Eastern Michigan Eagles | W 76-53 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | W 97-52 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:22 73-71
Foul on Keanu Pinder.
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LayUpShot 0:44 73-71
Sean O'Mara made Layup. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 71-71
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 70-71
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 69-71
Foul on Lauri Markkanen.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 69-71
Malcolm Bernard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 68-71
Malcolm Bernard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 67-71
Foul on Allonzo Trier.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:40 67-71
Malcolm Bernard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 2:52 64-71
Kadeem Allen made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:27 64-69
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:45 61-69
Parker Jackson-Cartwright made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:45 61-68
Parker Jackson-Cartwright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:45 61-67
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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PersonalFoul 4:09 61-67
Foul on J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:40 61-67
Kadeem Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:30 61-64
Allonzo Trier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadeem Allen.
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LayUpShot 6:14 61-61
Allonzo Trier made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:24 61-59
Foul on Dusan Ristic.
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LayUpShot 6:57 61-59
Allonzo Trier made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:09 61-57
Trevon Bluiett made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:19 59-57
Foul on Keanu Pinder.
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TipShot 7:51 59-57
J.P. Macura made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 8:28 57-57
J.P. Macura made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:17 55-57
Allonzo Trier made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:45 55-55
Sean O'Mara made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:33 53-55
Allonzo Trier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
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DunkShot 11:01 53-52
Quentin Goodin made Dunk. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:49 51-52
Malcolm Bernard made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:00 48-52
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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Technical Foul 13:00 48-52
Technical Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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PersonalFoul 13:00 48-52
Foul on Kadeem Allen.
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Technical Foul 13:00 48-52
Technical Foul on Kadeem Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:27 48-52
Allonzo Trier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
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JumpShot 14:19 48-49
Lauri Markkanen made Jumper. Assisted by Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
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PersonalFoul 14:37 48-47
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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PersonalFoul 14:43 48-47
Foul on Rawle Alkins.
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JumpShot 14:54 48-47
Rawle Alkins made Jumper.
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DunkShot 15:31 48-45
Sean O'Mara made Dunk. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:30 46-45
Malcolm Bernard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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DunkShot 16:59 43-45
Malcolm Bernard made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 17:07 41-45
Dusan Ristic made Layup. Assisted by Kadeem Allen.
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PersonalFoul 17:16 41-43
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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PersonalFoul 17:51 41-43
Foul on Dusan Ristic.
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LayUpShot 17:51 41-43
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 18:19 39-43
Dusan Ristic made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:35 39-41
Tyrique Jones made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:00 37-41
Dusan Ristic made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:00 37-40
Dusan Ristic made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:00 37-39
Foul on J.P. Macura.
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PersonalFoul 19:21 37-39
Foul on Lauri Markkanen.
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LayUpShot 19:21 37-39
Malcolm Bernard made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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TipShot 19:32 35-39
Dusan Ristic made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 19:36 35-37
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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JumpShot 0:01 35-37
Rawle Alkins made Jumper.
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TipShot 0:11 35-35
J.P. Macura made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 0:38 33-35
Kobi Simmons made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 33-33
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 32-33
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 31-33
Foul on Allonzo Trier.
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End Game 0:00 73-71
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:01 73-71
Malcolm Bernard Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 73-71
Allonzo Trier missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:22 73-71
Rawle Alkins Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 73-71
Sean O'Mara missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 73-71
Foul on Keanu Pinder.
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Defensive Rebound 0:27 73-71
Sean O'Mara Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:27 73-71
Kadeem Allen missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:44 73-71
Sean O'Mara made Layup. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
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Defensive Rebound 0:50 71-71
Xavier Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:50 71-71
Dusan Ristic missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:09 71-71
Arizona Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:21 71-71
Kadeem Allen Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:21 71-71
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
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Steal 1:26 71-71
Trevon Bluiett Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:26 71-71
Allonzo Trier Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 71-71
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 70-71
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 69-71
Foul on Lauri Markkanen.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:58 69-71
Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:58 69-71
Allonzo Trier missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 69-71
Malcolm Bernard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 68-71
Malcolm Bernard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 67-71
Foul on Allonzo Trier.
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Offensive Rebound 2:11 67-71
Malcolm Bernard Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:11 67-71
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:20 67-71
J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 67-71
Allonzo Trier missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:40 67-71
Malcolm Bernard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 2:52 64-71
Kadeem Allen made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:27 64-69
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:45 61-69
Parker Jackson-Cartwright made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:45 61-68
Parker Jackson-Cartwright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:45 61-67
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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PersonalFoul 4:09 61-67
Foul on J.P. Macura.
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Defensive Rebound 4:20 61-67
Kadeem Allen Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:20 61-67
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 4:26 61-67
Xavier Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:40 61-67
Kadeem Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
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Defensive Rebound 5:14 61-64
Allonzo Trier Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
XAV
ARIZ
28-53
FG
27-62
53
Field Goal %
44
6-16
3PT
7-27
38
Three Point %
26
11-16
FT
10-11
69
Free Throw %
91
27
Rebounds
35
7
Offensive Rebounds
14
20
Defensive Rebounds
21
14
Assists
14
3
Steals
4
1
Blocks
1
8
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
8
1
Technical Fouls
1
1
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
40
Points in Paint
32
14
Fouls
18
4
Largest Lead
8
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