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Reactions: Xavier tops Texas to reach Round of 64 showdown with Illinois

The Xavier Musketeers trailed the Texas Longhorns by 13 points in their NCAA tournament First Four game Wednesday in Dayton, and dealt with foul trouble all night for leading scorers Zach Freemantle and Ryan Conwell.

But 11th-seeded XU outscored the Longhorns 47-33 in the second half, made 12-of-25 from 3-point range and got a season-high 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting from Marcus Foster to rally past Texas, 86-80, to advance to a Friday night matchup with No. 6 Illinois in Milwaukee.

"They're hot, man," former Villanova head coach Jay Wright said during TruTV's "Inside March Madness" studio show after the game. "They could make a run. They could really make a run."

The Musketeers avenged a Sweet 16 loss in 2023 to Texas. It was the fourth time the two teams have met in the NCAA tournament.

The Xavier bench celebrates against Texas during the First Four

Social media reactions to the Muskies' First Four win:

THIS. IS. MARCH.#LetsGoX | ALL IN pic.twitter.com/3WNbpVm2R1

— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 20, 2025

MADNESS 🤯#LetsGoX | ALL IN pic.twitter.com/acgHxMQh24

— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 20, 2025

⚔️ | XAVIER WINS!!!!!#LetsGoX | ALL IN pic.twitter.com/ybq1yblZL8

— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 20, 2025

XAVIER COMPLETES THE COMEBACK 🤯

They'll keep dancing as they advance to the First Round!#MarchMadnesspic.twitter.com/3y6UCph6fA

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 20, 2025

The tournament always delivers. Resilience on display big time in Dayton. Wow.

— Chris Mack (@CoachChrisMack) March 20, 2025

XAVIER MOVES ON ⚔️

The Musketeers advance to the first round to face Illinois after defeating Texas 86-80 👀#MarchMadnesspic.twitter.com/xrZm5snQEl

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 20, 2025

The party is on inside the @XavierMBB locker room 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mp1mSkLgsS

— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 20, 2025

STILL DANCING! 🕺🕺🕺#LetsGoX | ALL IN
pic.twitter.com/ivzWvtKiNs

— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 20, 2025

This sequence of a John Hugley three into the Swain and-1 will go down in Xavier lore. pic.twitter.com/HMohqfXjw0

— Paul Fritschner (@PaulFritschner) March 20, 2025

After Xavier's BIG First Four win, coach Sean Miller shared his thoughts on facing the Illini in the First Round:

"I could care less, I don't even care. I'm just glad we won" 😂 pic.twitter.com/rKIU5mR76F

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 20, 2025

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Reactions: Xavier comeback topples Texas in First Four; Illinois next

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