Marcus Foster scored 22 factors and Zach Freemantle added 15 whereas he handed a foul whereas Xavier gathered over Texas 86-80 within the first 4 on Wednesday night.
The Musketeers (22-11) canceled a 13-point deficit of their best victory that returns this season and have handed to play seeds n. 6 of the Illinois on Friday night in a sport of the Midwest Region in Milwaukee.
Three Johnson guided the Longhorns with 23 factors in a matchup of the NCAA event of seeds n. 11.
Freemantle made two free pictures to offer Xavier a bonus of 82-79 with 1:09 on the left. Johnson missed a Fadeaway sweater and the bounce of Dailyn Swain of the lacking 3-pointer of Freemantle has prolonged the five-roomed margin. Freemantle’s dunk marked the victory.
The Longhorns (19-16) took benefit of the primary foul issues for Xavier and arrived on the edge at will within the first half, marking 26 of 47 factors within the paint.
Freemantle, which marked on common 19.8 factors in the course of the collection of seven -games wins of the musketeers to shut the common season, had two factors and two fouls within the first half. He took his fourth foul with 7:10 left.
Texas led 47-39 to half time. It was the primary time that Xavier dragged midway by a loss in Creighton on January twenty ninth.
Jerome Hunter’s 3-pointer tied the rating at 65 with eight minutes left.
(MOREOVER: Fratina of the 2025 NCAA males’s basketball event)
A 3 Pointer switch by Oklahoma John Hugley introduced the Musketeers forward 75-74 with 5:07 remaining.
It was the fourth time since 1990 that the groups met within the NCAA event, with every faculty successful twice.
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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