No. 11 Xavier hangs on, beats Missouri 83-82 in OT
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The play J.P. Macura made with 1.7 seconds left won’t show up in any boxscore, and certainly won’t appear in any highlight video.
But it helped No. 11 Xavier escape and remain unbeaten.
Edmond Sumner’s free throw with 0.3 seconds left in overtime gave the Musketeers an 83-82 win over Missouri in the opening round of the Tire Pros Invitational on Thursday. He was fouled after Xavier inbounded near midcourt, after a heady timeout that Macura called to give his team a chance to set something up at the end.