# 1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1992–93 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 24–6 record (12–2 MCC), won the MCC regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated No. 8 seed New Orleans, then lost to No. 1 seed Indiana in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | | Huntington | W 113–73 | 1–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 7, 1992* | | at Ball State | W 81–78 | 2–0 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 9, 1992* | | Kent State | W 72–56 | 3–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 12, 1992* | | at Miami (OH) | W 70–67 | 4–0 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 18, 1992* | | vs. Delaware Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament | W 74–66 | 5–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec 20, 1992* | | vs. Rice Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament | W 75–60 | 6–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec 30, 1992* | | Wichita State | W 88–54 | 7–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 4, 1993* | | Notre Dame | W 75–60 | 8–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 9, 1993 | | at Detroit | L 90–97 | 8–1 (0–1) | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |
| Jan 11, 1993* | | at Louisville | L 73–76 | 8–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | at Dayton | W 85–58 | 9–2 (1–1) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 19, 1993* | | South Florida | W 56–53 | 10–2 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 21, 1993 | | Butler | W 63–59 | 11–2 (2–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 23, 1993 | | at Evansville | W 74–68 | 12–2 (3–1) | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 27, 1993* | | at No. 4 Cincinnati | L 67–78 | 12–3 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 30, 1993 | | at Loyola (IL) | W 81–64 | 13–3 (4–1) | |
| Feb 4, 1993 | | La Salle | W 56–49 | 14–3 (5–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 6, 1993 | | Duquesne | W 85–79 | 15–3 (6–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 13, 1993 | | Dayton | W 53–46 | 16–3 (7–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 17, 1993 | | Evansville | W 74–63 | 17–3 (8–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 20, 1993 | | at Butler | W 80–66 | 18–3 (9–1) | |
| Feb 25, 1993 | No. 24 | Loyola (IL) | W 68–65 | 19–3 (10–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 27, 1993 | No. 24 | Detroit | W 93–74 | 20–3 (11–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 2, 1993 | No. 18 | at La Salle | W 73–58 | 21–3 (12–1) | |
| Mar 6, 1993 | No. 18 | at Duquesne | L 72–88 | 21–4 (12–2) | |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1993* | No. 22 | vs. Loyola (IL) Quarterfinals | W 60–50 | 22–4 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mar 12, 1993* | No. 22 | vs. Duquesne Semifinals | W 67–41 | 23–4 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mar 13, 1993* | No. 22 | vs. Evansville Championship game | L 69–80 | 23–5 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | (9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) No. 17 New Orleans Second round | W 73–55 | 24–5 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mar 21, 1993* | (9 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Indiana Second round | L 70–73 | 24–6 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||