The No. 11 seed Xavier Musketeers pulled off what can only be described as an absolutely shocking Sweet 16 upset against the No. 2 seed Arizona Wildcats on Thursday night, which made actor Bill Murray incredibly happy.
Huge 4th Q comeback win for #Xavier over #Arizona, who now advance to the #elite8 . #BillMurray pic.twitter.com/E147wMDTc8
— Billy Krumb (@ClubhouseCancer) March 24, 2017
UPSET! #11 Xavier finishes the game on a 12-2 run and advances to the #Elite8 for the first time since 2008 to play Gonzaga pic.twitter.com/YWgnyMQ4my
— 120 Sports (@120Sports) March 24, 2017
Murray’s son, Luke Murray, is an assistant coach for Xavier, and the legendary actor has been having a ball watching the Musketeers’ Cinderella story play out thus far in the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
Everything Bill Murray roots for turns to gold! #Xavier pic.twitter.com/QuvU0lrUKK
— Frank Ojeda (@UclaDodgerFrank) March 24, 2017
What a year for Bill Murray.
– 11-seed Xavier defeats 2-seed Arizona to go to Elite 8.
– Cubs win the World Series pic.twitter.com/rOTzpxSQzQ— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 24, 2017
Xavier will next face No. 1 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs for a trip to the Final Four in their Elite 8 matchup on Saturday evening.
Xavier vs. Gonzaga for a trip to the #FinalFour.
— Campus Insiders (@CampusInsiders) March 24, 2017
Stay tuned, folks!
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