Xavier Musketeers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - WEST REGION - 1st ROUND AT MILWAUKEE
54
21-14
65
25-8
Minnesota Golden Gophers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | 19 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
54 | 19-62 | 7-26 | 9-14 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 18 | |
31% | 27% | 64% |
Xavier Musketeers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 26 | 7 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 30 | 9 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 6 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | 28 | 11-21 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
65 | 23-67 | 7-20 | 12-19 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 16 | |
34% | 35% | 63% |
Game Information
Milwaukee, WI


2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
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