The No. 11 seed Xavier Musketeers gave us one of the few upsets featuring a lower seed beating a higher seed on Thursday of the first round. The Musketeers beat the sixth-seed Maryland Terrapins, 76-65. Xavier trailed 36-35 at halftime, but the Musketeers offense came alive in the second half, scoring 41 points while holding the Terps to just 29 in the half. Musketeer guard Trevon Bluiett finished with 21 points on the night. The Musketeers have won the last four out of five games.
How to watch Xavier vs. Florida State 2017 live stream, start time, and TV channel
Can the Musketeers advance further after a first-round upset?
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The No. 3 seed Florida State Seminoles faced the No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in the East Region from Orlando, with both teams benefiting from getting a matchup close to their home arenas. Although the Eagles made NCAA tournament history in 2013 as the first-ever 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16, Florida State didn’t have plans to get upset. The ‘Noles led 40-36 at halftime, and continued to control things in the second half. Although FGCU kept things relatively close, the ‘Noles won, 86-80. FSU’s Dwayne Bacon finished with 25 points and nine defensive rebounds.
Vegas thinks this one will be pretty close, listing Florida State as just a 6-point favorite according to OddsShark.
How to watch No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 11 Xavier
Time: 6:10 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Live stream: Steam it here through NCAA.com.
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