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March Madness 2025: Where and How to watch Xavier vs Texas?

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After last night’s two blockbuster games, Xavier faces Texas in the final First Four game. Both the 11 seeds exited their Conference tournaments at the quarter-final stage and will be eager to make amends.

Texas (19-15) finished 13th in SEC and Xavier (21-11) finished fourth in the Big East. The Musketeers are favored to win the matchup over the Longhorns. The winner will face Illinois in the first round of the Midwest Region in Milwaukee on Friday.

Xavier faced only one SEC opponent, South Carolina in the regular season, winning 75-66. For context, the Gamecocks have defeated Texas 84-69 in the regular season. On the other hand, the Longhorns faced only one Big East opponent, UConn in the regular season, losing 65-76. For context, the Musketeers have defeated UConn in one of the two meetings this season.

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Xavier has only won one game in 10 in the QUAD 1, compared to Texas’ 7 wins in 17 games. Here’s the full breakdown of their Quad wins:

Quad	Xavier	Texas
Quad I	1-9	7-10
Quad II	8-2	3-5
Quad III	5-0	2-0
Quad IV	7-0	7-0

Both teams have close to similar shooting percentages and only a 0.4 difference in points scored per game. Here’s a full breakdown of their stats:

Category (per game)	Xavier	Texas
Points scored	78.4	78.0
Points allowed	70.9	72.2
FG	848/1818 (46.6%)	929/2012 (46.2%)
3FG	264/680 (38.8%)	256/712 (36%)
FTS	537/676 (79.4%)	551/736 (74.9%)
Turnovers	11.2	9.9
Rebounds	33.7	35.7
Assists	16.9	13.0

How to watch Xavier vs Texas?

Xavier vs Texas will be held in Dayton, Ohio at the UD Arena. All First Four games are held at the UD Arena.

Location: UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Date: March 19, 2025
Time: 9:10 p.m ET
TV Channel: truTV
Streaming: Max, Sling, Hulu with Live TV

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