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Banged-up Xavier wary of battle-tested Northern Iowa

Following Tuesday night's win over Marshall, Xavier head coach Chris Mack thanked his medical staff for giving him enough players to finish the game.

For a time on Tuesday, the ninth-ranked Musketeers were without two starters in J.P. Macura and Kaiser Gates plus reserve guard Naji Marshall, who was expected to fill their void.

In addition, forward Tyrique Jones was on the bench for a time with a knee issue.

Macura and Gates suffered concussions in Saturday's win over East Tennessee State and returned to practice on Thursday.