# 1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1990–91 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 22–10 record (11–3 MCC), won the MCC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the #14 seed in the Midwest region. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated #3 seed Nebraska, then lost to #11 seed Connecticut in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 103–96 | 1–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 26, 1990* | | Bethune-Cookman | W 82–56 | 2–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 28, 1990* | | Ball State | L 94–100 | 2–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | at Canisius | W 62–59 | 3–1 | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York |
| Dec 5, 1990* | | Loyola (MD) | W 87–68 | 4–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | Miami (OH) | L 95–100 | 4–2 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 22, 1990* | | Winthrop | W 83–53 | 5–2 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 1990 | | Detroit | W 91–66 | 6–2 (1–0) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1991* | | New Hampshire | W 75–54 | 7–2 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 5, 1991* | | at Fordham | L 74–87 | 7–3 | Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York |
| Jan 10, 1991 | | at Marquette | W 98–93 | 8–3 (2–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | at Loyola (IL) | W 81–74 | 9–3 (3–0) | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 14, 1991* | | UMass | W 71–66 | 10–3 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 17, 1991 | | Evansville | W 100–85 | 11–3 (4–0) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | Saint Louis | L 56–58 | 11–4 (4–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 24, 1991 | | at Detroit | W 69–67 | 12–4 (5–1) | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |
| Jan 26, 1991* | | at South Florida | L 88–92 | 12–5 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 30, 1991* | | at Cincinnati | L 56–69 | 12–6 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 2, 1991 | | at Saint Louis | L 74–95 | 12–7 (5–2) | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Feb 7, 1991 | | Marquette | W 71–66 | 13–7 (6–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | Loyola (IL) | W 87–74 | 14–7 (7–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 12, 1991 | | Butler | W 80–73 | 15–7 (8–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 14, 1991 | | at Evansville | W 69–56 | 16–7 (9–2) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Feb 17, 1991 | | at Dayton | L 79–83 | 16–8 (9–3) | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 19, 1991 | | at Wright State | L 83–91 | 16–9 | Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | at Butler | W 105–93 | 17–9 (10–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mar 2, 1991 | | Dayton | W 102–79 | 18–9 (11–3) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1991* | (1) | vs. (8) Detroit Quarterfinals | W 66–59 | 19–9 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 8, 1991* | (1) | at (4) Dayton Semifinals | W 90–71 | 20–9 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 9, 1991* | (1) | vs. (2) Saint Louis Championship | W 81–65 | 21–9 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1991* | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Nebraska First Round | W 89–84 | 22–9 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Mar 16, 1991* | (14 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Connecticut Second Round | L 50–66 | 22–10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||