Xavier basketball travels Friday for a Saturday game against the DePaul University Blue Demons. A Musketeers' win clinches the outright Big East title for the program. Wednesday's victory over Providence College clinched at least a share of the Big East title for Xavier. Pat Brennan / The Enquirer
Welcome to March, the business end of the NCAA college basketball season.
Job No. 1 for Xavier basketball to begin this all-important month – a month in which the program's accomplishments will ultimately determine how this all-time great Xavier team is judged– is to fInish the Big East Conference regular season with a win to secure the outright league title and the top seed in next week's Big East Tournament in New York City.