Overview
- Xavier trailed 57-39 with 13:35 remaining before closing on a sustained surge to overtake DePaul.
- Tre Carroll scored a game-high 21 points to pace the rally, with Malik Messina-Moore adding 13.
- Jovan Milicevic put Xavier ahead for the first time at 64-63 with a free throw with 56.9 seconds left.
- DePaul’s CJ Gunn tied the game on a contested three with about nine seconds left before the decisive shot.
- DePaul mustered only nine points down the stretch and committed 11 turnovers as Xavier shot 54.5% after halftime and went 13-for-14 at the line in the second half.