By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications
CINCINNATI --- The No. 7 Xavier University Musketeers, 19-12 overall and 8-10 in the BIG EAST Conference, take on the No. 10 DePaul University Blue Demons, 15-16 overall and 3-15 in the BIG EAST, on Wednesday night in the first round of the 2020 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York. XU won both of the meetings during the regular season.
This marks only the second time that Xavier has played in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round. The one other time Xavier also faced DePaul, winning 75-64 in the first round of the 2017 tournament.