Bill Murray strikes again...

[JD]

I know, superbar,  but our season is over.

Congrats to X on a great win.  Mark it down, they'll be in the Final Four.  Murray helped the Cubs last year, hopefully he helps Xavier.

Go big east!

[cheese ball chaser]

I thought it was over after AZ went up 6. Mad props to X for hanging in there. O'Mara is a beast. Still can't believe MU destroyed this team 22 days ago...

[MURFC]

Au revior Arizona!  What a game.  Rep the BE, Xavier. 

[DavidBoone2inchesTaller]

The refs stopped blowing the whistle and just let them play the last 3:45. That played right into Xavier's hands!

Go Big East!!!!

[Newsdreams]

Buzz in the studio. So, Big East $ucks??

[JD]

Was also funny to see buzz eat crow.

Is he still pimping his name out there every off season?

Guys a tool

[GB Warrior]

This game reminded me a bit of the MU-Davidson game. Good for X and Mack

[B. McBannerson]

We swept a team that is in the Elite 8. 

[cheese ball chaser]

Was also funny to see buzz eat crow.

Is he still pimping his name out there every off season?

Guys a tool

What did he say? I missed it

[lurch91]

Great win for X.  Now for Butler to do the same tonight.

[Eldon]

Way to go X!

Makes up for Nova's early exit. 

[RideMyBuycks]

Way to go X!

Makes up for Nova's early exit.

Only if Wisconsin loses tonight.

[CTWarrior]

It's amazing to go from where they were a couple weeks ago to where they are now.  If you asked me before the tournament started which Big East team would be least likely to make a run, I'd have picked Xavier or Creighton.

[wadesworld]

It's amazing to go from where they were a couple weeks ago to where they are now.  If you asked me before the tournament started which Big East team would be least likely to make a run, I'd have picked Xavier or Creighton.

Great draws help.  Maryland into FSU is as good as you can possibly ask.  Then Arizona is a really good team, but Xavier matched up fairly well with them.  Thought Xavier lost in the S16, but also thought if there was any team that was going to beat Zona in this bracket it was going to be Xavier.

[tower912]

Xavier is tough.   They just took a while to figure out how to play after they lost their PG.     They have size, versatility, a coach who is willing and able to switch up defenses, and a couple of big game players.    Congratulations, X.   We still beat you twice.   

[GoldenDieners32]

How did we beat this team twice? Trevon Blueitt is a monster

[warriorchick]

Bill Murray should reshoot this scene, except Carl is tossing wadded-up paper into a trashcan:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/zbQTXFJL8lo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/zbQTXFJL8lo</a>


It's in the hole!!!!

[GGGG]

How did we beat this team twice? Trevon Blueitt is a monster

Got up on them early by spreading the floor and chased their shooters off the 3 point line. 

[muwarrior69]

MU Xavier is tough.   They just took a while to figure out how to play after they lost their PG.     They have size, versatility, a coach who is willing and able to switch up defenses, and a couple of big game players.    Congratulations, MUX.   We still beat you twice.   

A good omen for next year.

[JD]

What did he say? I missed it

Nothing out of line, just picked Zona to win and thought X would have a really hard time with them.  They also needed more then Blueitt to score. 

[wadesworld]

Xavier is tough.  They just took a while to figure out how to play after they lost their PG.     They have size, versatility, a coach who is willing and able to switch up defenses, and a couple of big game players.    Congratulations, X.   We still beat you twice.   

Not really to the bolded.  They finished out their road win at St. John's without him and then won their next 3 (vs. Seton Hall, at Creighton, vs. DePaul).  They didn't go into their slide right after they lost Sumner, they actually responded really well to it.

[Eldon]

I've already heard Xavier be referred to as Cinderella.

I know they're an 11 seed, but really? Xavier is a mainstay of the tournament.

I wonder if this is me seeking out BE hate, but I don't think so. If Duke were an 11 seed and made an E8 run, would anyone dare refer to them as a cinderella? I doubt it.

[GB Warrior]

I've already heard Xavier be referred to as Cinderella.

I know they're an 11 seed, but really? Xavier is a mainstay of the tournament.

I wonder if this is me seeking out BE hate, but I don't think so. If Duke were an 11 seed and made an E8 run, would anyone dare refer to them as a cinderella? I doubt it.

In a tournament absent real cinderellas, X is as close as it gets this year. The team is a mainstay, yes, but every team is different. This one was dead in the water. The fact that something clicked so late is incredible.

[The Lens]

Was also funny to see buzz eat crow.

Is he still pimping his name out there every off season?

Guys a tool

Hey Dodds...he's the best coach we've had in the last 39 years.  Show some respect.

[brewcity77]

I've already heard Xavier be referred to as Cinderella.

I know they're an 11 seed, but really? Xavier is a mainstay of the tournament.

I wonder if this is me seeking out BE hate, but I don't think so. If Duke were an 11 seed and made an E8 run, would anyone dare refer to them as a cinderella? I doubt it.

I consider Gonzaga a Cinderella this year if they get to Phoenix. I know they're a 1, and were ranked #1 in the polls, but as good as they are, no one really expects perennial darlings Gonzaga to cut down the nets. Even their fans and the people that picked them, hoping against hope, probably feel like it will end inevitably at some point.

[geps]

Did I see a line of Zags by 8?. I'd take X in a second.

[Dawson Rental]

How did we beat this team twice? Trevon Blueitt is a monster

How did we beat Providence twice last year?

How did Providence beat us twice this year?

[StillWarriors]

Not really to the bolded.  They finished out their road win at St. John's without him and then won their next 3 (vs. Seton Hall, at Creighton, vs. DePaul).  They didn't go into their slide right after they lost Sumner, they actually responded really well to it.

Bluiett hurt his ankle pretty badly in the Nova game, and that is really what started the slide. He was a shell of himself for a few weeks, and his injury on top of the Sumner loss was too much for them to overcome. Somewhat lost in all this is that one of their best players from last year, Myles Davis, was supposed to come back 2nd semester after being suspended for a while. He came back for a week or two and then quit. It is absolutely amazing they are doing what they are without Sumner, a first round NBA talent.

[MUMountin]

I've already heard Xavier be referred to as Cinderella.

I know they're an 11 seed, but really? Xavier is a mainstay of the tournament.

I wonder if this is me seeking out BE hate, but I don't think so. If Duke were an 11 seed and made an E8 run, would anyone dare refer to them as a cinderella? I doubt it.

The late night Sportscenter last night also referred to the Zags/X matchup as a mid-major clash, or something to that effect.  To call either of these teams as mid-majors is just laughable.

[Benny B]

The late night Sportscenter last night also referred to the Zags/X matchup as a mid-major clash, or something to that effect.  To call either of these teams as mid-majors is just laughable.

As laughable as watching late night Sportscenter?  I'm pretty sure they dumb it down after 11:00p since 15% of the audience is drunk, 20% is people waiting for the weekly world series of poker semifinals, 25% ispeople who left their TV on, and the remaining 40% is people using the TV to cover up the laptop's sound so mom doesn't catch on to what junior's doing in the basement.

[GoldenZebra]

Was MU the 11th seed when we made it to the E8? Or were we the #3....

[KampusFoods]

Was MU the 11th seed when we made it to the E8? Or were we the #3....

3. 11 seed 2 years prior and made S16

[brewcity77]

Was MU the 11th seed when we made it to the E8? Or were we the #3....

We were the 11 when DJO's three killed off Syracuse to get to the Sweet 16, but we lost to North Carolina in the next game.

We were the 3 when we knocked off Davidson at the buzzer, got revenge on Butler for Maui, and then rolled overrated 2-seed Miami in the Sweet 16.

[Eldon]

We were the 11 when DJO's three killed off Syracuse to get to the Sweet 16, but we lost to North Carolina in the next game.

We were the 3 when we knocked off Davidson at the buzzer, got revenge on Butler for Maui, and then rolled overrated 2-seed Miami in the Sweet 16.

I would add that despite being overrated, every expert (except Eamon Brennan) picked Miami to win.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

We were the 11 when DJO's three killed off Syracuse to get to the Sweet 16, but we lost to North Carolina in the next game.

We were the 3 when we knocked off Davidson at the buzzer, got revenge on Butler for Maui, and then rolled overrated 2-seed Miami in the Sweet 16.

That was so great when we had Larrannega crying about the refs. 

[brewcity77]

I would add that despite being overrated, every expert (except Eamon Brennan) picked Miami to win.

Yeah, because they were overrated 

[bradley center bat]

I've already heard Xavier be referred to as Cinderella.

I know they're an 11 seed, but really? Xavier is a mainstay of the tournament.

I wonder if this is me seeking out BE hate, but I don't think so. If Duke were an 11 seed and made an E8 run, would anyone dare refer to them as a cinderella? I doubt it.

I agree. How is a team ranked most of the last couple of seasons be a cinderella.

[bradley center bat]

The late night Sportscenter last night also referred to the Zags/X matchup as a mid-major clash, or something to that effect.  To call either of these teams as mid-majors is just laughable.

Watching Sportscenter is laughable.  Fake news.

[Eldon]

Welp.  Sigh.