Down by 16, No. 6 Xavier rallies for 77-72 win over DePaul
J.P. Macura scored 19 points and had a steal and a blocked shot in the final minute Saturday, completing No. 6 Xavier's comeback from a 16-point deficit to a 77-72 victory over DePaul.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
DePaul Blue Demons
72
Xavier Musketeers
77
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEP | 39 | 33 | 72 |
| XAV | 31 | 46 | 77 |
Cintas Center · 10,436 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs South Florida Bulls | W 82-80 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs West Georgia Wolves | W 75-58 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 72-77
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 72-76
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 72-75
Foul on Tre'Darius McCallum.
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DunkShot 0:23 72-75
Quentin Goodin made Dunk. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:23 72-73
Max Strus made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 69-73
Kaiser Gates made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:33 69-72
Foul on Max Strus.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 69-72
Eli Cain made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 68-72
Foul on Kaiser Gates.
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LayUpShot 2:44 68-72
Sean O'Mara made Layup. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 68-70
Max Strus made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 67-70
Max Strus made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:08 66-70
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 3:20 66-70
Sean O'Mara made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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JumpShot 4:18 66-68
Justin Roberts made Jumper. Assisted by Marin Maric.
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LayUpShot 5:10 64-68
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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LayUpShot 5:32 64-66
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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PersonalFoul 6:35 64-64
Foul on Kerem Kanter.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:54 64-64
Tre'Darius McCallum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:54 63-64
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 7:08 63-64
Quentin Goodin made Layup. Assisted by Kerem Kanter.
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LayUpShot 7:46 63-62
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 7:54 63-60
Max Strus made Layup. Assisted by Austin Grandstaff.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:06 61-60
Jaylen Butz made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:06 60-60
Foul on Kaiser Gates.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:19 60-60
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:19 60-59
Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:19 60-58
Foul on Eli Cain.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:52 60-58
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerem Kanter.
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DunkShot 9:24 60-55
Quentin Goodin made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 9:47 60-53
Foul on Jaylen Butz.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:47 60-53
Max Strus made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:47 59-53
Foul on Naji Marshall.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:10 59-53
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:10 59-52
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:10 59-51
Foul on Marin Maric.
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JumpShot 10:44 59-51
Kerem Kanter made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
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JumpShot 11:07 59-49
Marin Maric made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:35 57-49
Justin Roberts made Layup. Assisted by Max Strus.
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LayUpShot 12:33 55-49
Trevon Bluiett made Layup. Assisted by Kerem Kanter.
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PersonalFoul 12:56 55-47
Foul on Kerem Kanter.
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PersonalFoul 13:20 55-47
Foul on Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:34 55-47
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:34 55-46
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:34 55-45
Foul on Justin Roberts.
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PersonalFoul 13:53 55-45
Foul on Jaylen Butz.
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PersonalFoul 14:04 55-45
Foul on Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:12 55-45
Max Strus made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:12 54-45
Max Strus made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 14:12 53-45
Technical Foul on Xavier.
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LayUpShot 14:18 53-45
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
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PersonalFoul 15:18 53-43
Foul on Justin Roberts.
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LayUpShot 15:18 53-43
Quentin Goodin made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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PersonalFoul 15:41 53-41
Foul on Kaiser Gates.
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TipShot 15:59 53-41
J.P. Macura made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 16:08 53-39
Max Strus made Layup.
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JumpShot 16:27 51-39
Sean O'Mara made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:42 51-37
Foul on Marin Maric.
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JumpShot 17:13 51-37
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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PersonalFoul 17:14 51-35
Foul on Marin Maric.
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End Game 0:00 72-77
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 72-77
Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 72-77
Marin Maric missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:08 72-77
DePaul Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 72-77
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 72-76
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 72-75
Foul on Tre'Darius McCallum.
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 72-75
Xavier Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:09 72-75
J.P. Macura Block.
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LayUpShot 0:09 72-75
Eli Cain missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 0:22 72-75
DePaul Timeout
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DunkShot 0:23 72-75
Quentin Goodin made Dunk. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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Steal 0:29 72-73
J.P. Macura Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:29 72-73
Tre'Darius McCallum Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:55 72-73
Justin Roberts Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:55 72-73
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:23 72-73
Max Strus made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 69-73
Kaiser Gates made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:33 69-72
Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 69-72
Kaiser Gates missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:33 69-72
Foul on Max Strus.
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Offensive Rebound 1:37 69-72
Kaiser Gates Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:37 69-72
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 69-72
Eli Cain made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:56 68-72
DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 68-72
Eli Cain missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 68-72
Foul on Kaiser Gates.
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Offensive Rebound 2:11 68-72
Eli Cain Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:11 68-72
Max Strus missed Three Point Jumper.
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Jumpball 2:26 68-72
Jump Ball won by DePaul
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LayUpShot 2:44 68-72
Sean O'Mara made Layup. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 68-70
Max Strus made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 67-70
Max Strus made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:08 66-70
Foul on Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 3:20 66-70
Sean O'Mara made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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Steal 3:40 66-68
J.P. Macura Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:40 66-68
Justin Roberts Turnover.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:56 66-68
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 4:02 66-68
DePaul Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 4:03 66-68
DePaul Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
DEP
XAV
26-61
FG
27-64
43
Field Goal %
42
8-24
3PT
4-22
33
Three Point %
18
12-20
FT
19-25
60
Free Throw %
76
40
Rebounds
41
10
Offensive Rebounds
10
30
Defensive Rebounds
31
14
Assists
19
9
Steals
13
5
Blocks
2
23
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
23
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
2
0
Total Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
16
16
Largest Lead
5
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