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West Regional: Xavier 70 Hawaii 58

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Posted 7:27PM on Friday 15th March 2002 ( 23 years ago )
DALLAS - Xavier rallied from a 12-point first-half deficit to beat Hawaii 70-58 in the opening round of the NCAA West Regional. <br> <br> Hawaii missed its first eleven shots of the second half in the midst of a 16-minute span when the Warriors scored only five points. <br> <br> Romain Sato had 18 points and ten rebounds for the Musketeers, who trailed 40-33 at the break. Xavier sealed the victory by hitting 12 of 14 free throws over the final 79 seconds. <br> <br> Hawaii wraps up a successful season that produced 27 wins against six losses. <br> <br> Xavier, now 26-5, faces second-seed Oklahoma on Sunday.

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