# 2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his third season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 25–9, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament to Rhode Island. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. The Musketeers defeated BYU to advance to the second round before losing to No. 1 seed Ohio State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibitions ||||||
| November 1, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Tusculum | W 82–58 | | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| November 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Northern Kentucky | W 58–44 | | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Coastal Carolina | W 79–46 | 1–0 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| November 17, 2006* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. VCU Paradise Jam tournament | W 70–67 | 2–0 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 19, 2006* 8:30 p.m. | | vs. Villanova Paradise Jam Tournament | W 71–66 | 3–0 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 20, 2006* 8:30 p.m. | | vs. No. 8 Alabama Paradise Jam Tournament | L 56–63 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (3,032) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 25, 2006* 12:00 p.m. | | American | W 86–68 | 4–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| November 29, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Miami (OH) | W 68–53 | 5–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 2, 2006* 12:00 p.m. | | Western Carolina | W 95–61 | 6–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 5, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 | Detroit | W 88–55 | 7–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 9, 2006* 8:00 p.m. | No. 24 | at Creighton | L 67–73 | 7–2 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| December 13, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout | L 57–67 | 7–3 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 16, 2006* 6:00 p.m. | | Arizona State | W 76–58 | 8–3 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 20, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Bucknell | L 67–68 | 8–4 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 29, 2006* 9:00 p.m. | | Illinois | W 65–59 | 9–4 | U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 3, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | | Kansas State | W 76–66 | 10–4 | U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| A-10 regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Temple | W 76–68 | 11–4 (1–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 11, 2007 8:00 p.m. | | at Fordham | W 71–56 | 12–4 (2–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York |
| January 13, 2007 9:00 p.m. | | at Saint Louis | L 65–76 | 12–5 (2–1) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| January 18, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | UMass | W 83–77 | 13–5 (3–1) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 21, 2007 12:00 p.m. | | at Saint Joseph's | L 74–82 | 14–5 (3–2) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 24, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at St. Bonaventure | W 92–66 | 15–5 (4–2) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| January 27, 2007 12:00 p.m. | | Dayton | W 83–67 | 16–5 (5–2) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 31, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at Duquesne | L 91–93 | 16–6 (5–3) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| February 3, 2007 4:00 p.m. | | Charlotte | W 91–57 | 17–6 (6–3) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 7, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Louis | W 76–57 | 18–6 (7–3) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 10, 2007 8:00 p.m. | | at George Washington | W 87–58 | 19–6 (8–3) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| February 17, 2007 6:00 p.m. | | Richmond | W 71–50 | 20–6 (9–3) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 21, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Rhode Island | W 98–72 | 21–6 (10–3) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 24, 2007 6:00 p.m. | | at Dayton | W 75–67 | 22–6 (11–3) | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| February 28, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Joseph's | W 72–62 | 23–6 (12–3) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| March 3, 2007 12:00 p.m. | | at La Salle | W 76–65 | 23–7 (13–3) | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2007* 12:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (8) Dayton Quarterfinals | W 72–51 | 24–7 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| March 9, 2007* 6:30 p.m. | (1) | vs. (4) Rhode Island Semifinals | L 71–79 | 24–8 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2007* 9:40 p.m. | (9 S) | vs. (8 S) No. 24 BYU First Round | W 79–77 | 25–8 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| March 17, 2007* 1:10 p.m. | (9 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 1 Ohio State Second Round | L 71–78 | 25–9 | Rupp Arena (20,882) Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||