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POSTGAME VIDEO: Xavier 73, Arizona 71 (Sweet 16 player reaction, recap, more)

Saul Bookman and Justin Spears
March 24, 2017
The University of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team fell to the Xavier Musketeers, 73-71 in San Jose, California, on March 24, 2017, in the Sweet 16 of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. The loss ended the Wildcats' season with a 32-5 record.
The University of Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team fell to the Xavier Musketeers, 73-71 in San Jose, California, on March 24, 2017, in the Sweet 16 of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. The loss ended the Wildcats’ season with a 32-5 record.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Daily Wildcat sports editor Saul Bookman and KAMP Student Radio sports director Justin Spears breakdown what went wrong for the No. 2 Arizona men’s basketball team against No. 11 Xavier, what’s next for Sean Miller and Co., and say their goodbyes to the 2017 season. The Musketeers defeated the Wildcats, 73-31 in San Jose, California on March 24, 2017, in the Sweet 16 of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

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