Xavier Notre Dame

• GREENSBORO, N.C. — Xavier figured out a way to pull itself out of a midseason slide after an ugly brawl against a crosstown rival. The Musketeers used the same kind of resolve to rally and advance in the NCAA tournament.
(Boston Herald)
• Overview: The Duke loss preceding this game will be talking about for quite a while. But so will the ending to this one.
(ESPN)
• GREENSBORO, N.C. – No way was Tu Holloway going to end his college career in a second-round NCAA Tournament game against Notre Dame.
(Cincinnati.com)
• Notre Dame coach Mike Brey likes the loose approach. Thats how he prefers to coach and its also the way he wants -- and expects -- his team to play Friday when it opens NCAA tournament play against Xavier. I think its kind of ingrained in then.
(ESPN)
• GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Notre Dame entered conference play struggling to find some confidence after a frustrating start to the year that included losing their best player to injury.
(NBC Sports)
• Notre Dame entered conference play struggling to find some confidence after a frustrating start to the year that included losing their best player to injury.
(FOXSports.com)
• The impossible has now become possible. David has defeated Goliath. Phrase it however you want, but there is only one thing that matters; No. 15 defeats No. 2 Duke 75-70. No. 10 Xavier will now face No. 7 Notre Dame at 9:45 PM (EDT) on CBS.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• With the chance to do it again Friday in a second-round South Region game against No. 10-seeded Xavier and maybe take their ride a little further down the NCAA highway, No. 7 seed Notre Dame gave it away.
(South Bend Tribune)