Xavier Musketeers 1986-1987 Retro Shorts Walt Frazier They also had to beat

They also had to beat three ranked teams just to get into the Final Four

Foreword by Allen Iverson

Down 15 with 4 minutes to play and 9 under 1:25 Illinois miraculously tied the game on a Deron Williams 3 that sent the game into OT where they snuck out a 90-89 win and Final Four berth

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Xavier Musketeers 1986-1987 Retro Shorts Walt Frazier They also had to beatThe 1986 87 Xavier Musketeers basketball team were led by high scoring junior Byron Larkin's 25 points per game. The Musketeers got into the NCAA Tournament by winning the MCC Tournament with wins over Butler, Loyola and Saint Louis earning them a #13 seed in the Midwest. Once there, head coach Pete Gillen and Larkin's 29 points, delivered Xavier University its first ever NCAA Tournament win by beating #4 seed Missouri 70 69. The Musketeers would fall