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What a night! There's nothing that quite compares to your favorite team making a March run. The Sweet 16 seemed like a reasonable destination for this team at the start the season and now, after all the ups downs, they stand there again for the fifth time in the last eight years. Last night I heard a radio commentator call Xavier "the most underrated program in the nation." That may very well be true, but once again it's the Musketeers who survive and advance while more storied programs fall by the wayside. And once again, Xavier fans blew up Twitter with celebration.
Holy hell, I am so jacked up right now. #LetsGoX
— MUSKETEER FAN (@muskiefan3) March 21, 2015
Myles Davis cross court to Macura touch pass to Reynolds for the dunk to end the half. http://t.co/L9AKyV6lrq
— Rick Broering (@musketeerreport) March 21, 2015
Xavier head coach Chris Mack's family #ThrowinguptheX pic.twitter.com/feFxx1R09P
— College Basketball (@br_CBB) March 22, 2015
Jalen Reynolds celebrating on the bench with Farr after Myles Davis hit his fifth three. http://t.co/yvqfjQIOsD
— Rick Broering (@musketeerreport) March 22, 2015
Mark Lyons checked in from somewhere:
I'm not rooting for anyone because I love both programs, may the better team win! Shoutout to @DeeDavisX for being last of the 08 zipemup!
— Mark moog Lyons (@OnlyMoog) March 22, 2015
And then the celebration was on:
Winning Locker Room! 5th #SweetSixteen in the last 8 years! #SurviveAndAdvance #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/uMtFMqgU7e
— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 22, 2015
BACK! #SweetSixteen pic.twitter.com/to5Cf4foDL
— Mario Mercurio (@MarioMercurio) March 22, 2015
Pretty SWEET #XavierNation!! #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/F1yVUigrA0
— Chris Mack (@CoachChrisMack) March 22, 2015
Nothing is sweeter than this! I love my team #Sweet16 pic.twitter.com/ru5m8bRxWI
— Andrew Mitchell (@A_Mitchell5) March 22, 2015
Students celebrating on the green space! #LetsGoX #SweetSixteen pic.twitter.com/kMWtGXl5T2
— Xavier Newswire (@xaviernewswire) March 22, 2015
Then it was time for the team to head home:
Boarding now and feeling SWEET. #XMarchesOn pic.twitter.com/xXJGEyrGp4
— Xavier Musketeers (@XUAthletics) March 22, 2015
Check the new track. "In the Sweet 16" by Makinde London #XMarchesOn pic.twitter.com/GUuGeu5rK2
— Xavier Musketeers (@XUAthletics) March 22, 2015
Daddy/Brayden film time. #sweet16 #goX pic.twitter.com/C2cuSOfgZp
— christi mack (@christimack30) March 22, 2015
On the ground at LUK. Few minutes to load up then back on campus by 1:00 AM. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/2OL9MAvdz3
— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 22, 2015
Welcome home boys! #LetsGoX #TEAM93 pic.twitter.com/garMCgafNI
— X-treme Fans (@XU_Xtreme_Fans) March 22, 2015
Incredible greeting from #XavierNation as we arrived back on campus. This is your journey just as much as it is ours! pic.twitter.com/iU79BRPe2W
— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 22, 2015
Thank you, #XavierNation. Truly the best! #XMarchesOn pic.twitter.com/GizTqifN4C
— Xavier Musketeers (@XUAthletics) March 22, 2015
Another Xavier legend sent his congratulations in his typical semi-cryptic fashion:
It's funny how things change.. Funny how time fly.. The more that my feet travel the more I feel fly.. Sixteen.. pic.twitter.com/dlA9Hflf3x
— Tu Holloway (@SFFiveTu) March 22, 2015
Three more players with a great tournament run of their own sent congratulations:
@CoachChrisMack @tasteele keep dancing! #ProudToBeAnXman pic.twitter.com/eWEREHEiRM
— Justin Doellman (@J_Doellman) March 22, 2015
Sweet 16 #XU
— Josh Duncan (@jd_513) March 22, 2015
And the bittersweet other side of the game. Hats off to Georgia State and the Hunter family. It must be truly special to play in the NCAA tournament for your dad, and in any other game, we'd have all been cheering for them.
Also worth watching: Ron Hunter getting choked up talking about how special sharing this run with his son is: http://t.co/xJXfbMBG8u
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) March 22, 2015