Xavier West Virginia Live Coverage

Team	1st	2nd	OT	SCORE
NCAA West Regional Semifinal - Final OT
#3 Xavier Musketeers	32	32	15	79
#7 West Virginia Mountaineers	25	39	11	75

Xavier West Virginia Live Play-by-Play Coverage

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End of Game

(00:01)West Virginia Missed 3-pt. Jump Shot #22 Alex Ruoff
(00:06) Xavier Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #11 B.J. Raymond
(00:06) Xavier Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #11 B.J. Raymond
(00:15) Xavier Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #34 Stanley Burrell
(00:16)West Virginia Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #3 Joe Mazzulla
(00:16)West Virginia Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #3 Joe Mazzulla

West Virginia Full Timeout (24 seconds remaining)

(00:29) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #11 B.J. Raymond

Xavier Full Timeout

(01:24) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #11 B.J. Raymond
(01:41)West Virginia Made Layup #3 Joe Mazzulla

West Virginia Full Timeout

(01:59) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #24 Drew Lavender
(02:12)West Virginia Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #3 Joe Mazzulla
(02:12)West Virginia Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #3 Joe Mazzulla
(02:57)West Virginia Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #35 Wellington Smith
(02:57)West Virginia Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #35 Wellington Smith

#5 Derrick Brown has fouled out

(03:17) Xavier Made Layup #11 B.J. Raymond
(03:24)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #22 Alex Ruoff

Xavier Full Timeout

(04:03)West Virginia Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #3 Joe Mazzulla
(04:03)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #3 Joe Mazzulla
(04:30) Xavier Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #1 Josh Duncan
(04:30) Xavier Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #1 Josh Duncan

#11 Joe Alexander has fouled out

(04:48)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 1 #1 Da'Sean Butler
(04:48)West Virginia Made Layup #1 Da'Sean Butler

Start of Overtime

End of Regulation

(00:06) Xavier Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #24 Drew Lavender
(00:14)West Virginia Missed Free Throw 1 of 1 #11 Joe Alexande
(00:14)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #11 Joe Alexander

West Virginia Full Timeout (21.2 seconds left)

(01:28) Xavier Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #1 Josh Duncan
(01:28) Xavier Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #1 Josh Duncan
(01:57) Xavier Made Free Throw 1 of 1 #1 Josh Duncan
(01:57) Xavier Made Layup #1 Josh Duncan
(02:24)West Virginia Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #22 Alex Ruoff
(02:24)West Virginia Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #22 Alex Ruoff

West Virginia Full Timeout

(03:13)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #11 Joe Alexander
(03:44) Xavier Made Dunk #1 Josh Duncan

TV Timeout

West Virginia Takes the lead 59-57

(04:12)West Virginia Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #3 Joe Mazzulla
(04:12)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #3 Joe Mazzulla
(05:36)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #22 Alex Ruoff
(05:45) Xavier Missed Free Throw 1 of 1 #5 Derrick Brown

#1 Da'Sean Butler has 4 fouls

#5 Derrick Brown has 4 fouls

West Virginia Full Timeout

(07:25) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #25 Dante Jackson
(07:45)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #11 Joe Alexander
(08:19) Xavier Made Layup #34 Stanley Burrell
(09:45)West Virginia Made Layup #1 Da'Sean Butler
(08:47) Xavier Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #1 Josh Duncan
(09:45)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #1 Da'Sean Butler

#1 Josh Duncan has 4 fouls

Xavier Full Timeout

(10:44)West Virginia Made Layup #1 Da'Sean Butler

TV Timeout

(11:46) Xavier Made Layup #20 C.J. Anderson
(12:24)West Virginia Made Layup #22 Alex Ruoff
(12:48)West Virginia Made Dunk #11 Joe Alexander
(13:08) Xavier Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #1 Josh Duncan
(13:08) Xavier Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #1 Josh Duncan
(13:19)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 1 #11 Joe Alexander
(13:19)West Virginia Made Layup #11 Joe Alexander
(13:49) Xavier Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #5 Derrick Brown
(14:28) Xavier Made Free Throw 1 of 1 #1 Josh Duncan

TV Timeout

(14:28) Xavier Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #1 Josh Duncan
(14:49)West Virginia Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #1 Da'Sean Butler
(16:01) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #1 Josh Duncan
(16:13)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #11 Joe Alexander
(16:14) Xavier Made Layup #20 C.J. Anderson
(16:35) Xavier Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #20 C.J. Anderson
(16:35) Xavier Missed Free Throw 1 of 2 #20 C.J. Anderson
(17:06) Xavier Made Layup #31 Jason Love
(17:23)West Virginia Made Layup #22 Alex Ruoff
(18:23)West Virginia Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #14 Darris Nichols
(18:23)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #14 Darris Nichols
(18:45) Xavier Made Layup #20 C.J. Anderson

Xavier Full Timeout

(18:48)West Virginia Made Dunk #22 Alex Ruoff
(19:35)West Virginia Middrf Free Throw 1 of 1 #11 Joe Alexander
(19:35)West Virginia Made Tip Shot #11 Joe Alexander

Start of 2nd Half

Key Statistics:

West Virginia 3-Pointers 0-6 Shooting 0%
Xavier 3-Pointers 5-11, Shooting 54%
West Virginia Shooting 9-27, 33% from the field
Xavier Shooting 11-26, 42% from the field

Halftime

(00:01)Xavier Missed 2-pt. Jump Shot #24 Drew Lavender
(01:00)West Virginia Made Layup #14 Darris Nichols
(01:22)West Virginia Made Layup #3 Joe Mazzulla
(01:51)West Virginia Missed Free Throw 1 of 1 #3 Joe Mazzulla
(02:36)West Virginia Missed Free Throw 2 of 2 #2 Cam Thoroughman
(02:36)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #2 Cam Thoroughman
(02:50) Xavier Missed Free Throw 1 of 1 #31 Jason Love
(02:50) Xavier Made Layup #31 Jason Love

West Virginia 30 sec. Timeout

TV Timeout

(04:05) Xavier Made Layup #20 C.J. Anderson
(05:28)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #43 Jamie Smalligan

West Virginia 8-0 run

(06:13)West Virginia Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #35 Wellington Smith
(06:13)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #35 Wellington Smith
(07:01)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #35 Wellington Smith

TV Timeout

(08:05)West Virginia Made Tip Shot #35 Wellington Smith
(08:49)West Virginia Made 2-pt. Jump Shot #35 Wellington Smith
(09:10) Xavier Made Layup #20 C.J. Anderson

#34 Stanley Burrell has 2 early fouls

Xavier Full Timeout

(10:57) Xavier Made Dunk #5 Derrick Brown
(11:16) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #24 Drew Lavender

TV Timeout

(12:13)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 1 #11 Joe Alexander
(12:18)West Virginia Made Layup #11 Joe Alexander
(12:57) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #34 Stanley Burrell
(13:18) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #24 Drew Lavender
(13:09)West Virginia Made Layup #1 Da'Sean Butler
(13:35) Xavier Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #1 Josh Duncan
(13:35) Xavier Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #1 Josh Duncan
(14:03) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #1 Josh Duncan
(14:59)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 1 #22 Alex Ruoff
(14:59)West Virginia Made Layup #22 Alex Ruoff

West Virginia is 0-8 from the field

West Virginia Full Timeout

(16:58) Xavier Made Layup #20 C.J. Anderson
(17:14)West Virginia Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #14 Darris Nichols
(17:14)West Virginia Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #14 Darris Nichols

West Virginia Full Timeout

(17:33) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #5 Derrick Brown
(18:01) Xavier Made Free Throw 2 of 2 #5 Derrick Brown
(18:01) Xavier Made Free Throw 1 of 2 #5 Derrick Brown
(19:38) Xavier Made 3-pt. Jump Shot #1 Josh Duncan
Tip controlled by West Virginia
Awaiting Tip-off...

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Xavier West Virginia Bracket

How They Got Here

#3 Xavier:
- First Round: Defeated #14 Georgia 73-61
- Second Round: Defeated #6 Purdue 85-78
#7 West Virginia:
- First Round: Defeated #10 Arizona 75-65
- Second Round: Defeated #2 Duke 73-67

2008 West Region Bracket

All games airing on CBS

First Round March 20 & 21 Sites TBD			Second Round March 22 & 23 Sites TBD			Regional Semifinals March 27 US Airways Arena, Phoenix AZ			Finals March 29 US Airways Arena, Phoenix AZ

1	UCLA	70
16	Miss Valley St.	29
			1	UCLA	53

			9	Texas A&M	49
8	BYU	62

9	Texas A&M	67
						1	UCLA	88

						12	W. Kentucky	78
5	Drake	99

12	W. Kentucky	101
			12	W. Kentucky	72

			13	San Diego	63
4	UConn	69

13	San Diego	70
									1	UCLA	76

									3	Xavier	57
6	Purdue	90

11	Baylor	79
			6	Purdue	78

			3	Xavier	85
3	Xavier	73

14	Georgia	61
						3	Xavier	79

						7	West Virginia	75
7	West Virginia	75

10	Arizona	65
			7	West Virginia	73

			2	Duke	67
2	Duke	71

15	Belmont	70

Xavier West Virginia Pre-Game Analysis

For most casual basketball fans, the Musketeers were an eye-opening selection as a number 3 seed when the brackets were announced. But hard core hoopsters were not surprised at all. They knew of the Xavier's ability to weather early-game storms, and they weren't shocked at all to see the Musketeers rally from double-digit deficits in the early stages of both games so far. The Musketeers use a balanced scoring attack to force defenses into being vanilla, not wanting to overplay one aspect of trying to stop Xavier. Whether it's Joe Duncan's size in the interior, or Stanley Burrell and Drew Lavender from the outside, Xavier also puts games away with consistent free throw shooting. Bob Huggins knows a thing or two about the Xavier program, having coached against for many years while at Cincinnati. Now leading his alma mater, Huggins has taken the ho-hum defensive attitude at WVU and turned the Mountaineers defense into a terrorizing combination of man-to-man and zone looks that can frustrate even the most disciplined of teams. Joe Alexander is the main scoring threat, but the Mountaineers can also showcase a balanced attack featuring the likes of Da'Sean Butler and Alex Ruoff.