The Enquirer/Patrick Brennan
Every win is huge now for Xavier, and it upped its record to 16-6 overall and 6-3 in Big East play with a 72-70 victory over the Seton Hall University Pirates on Wednesday night at Cintas Center.
The Musketeers are one step closer to shoring up their NCAA Tournament fate. They also had the invaluable experience of winning their first game of the post-Edmond Sumner era of the current season.
Here are five big takeaways from Xavier's latest win:
1. There is life post-Edmond Sumner
If you or someone you know mailed it in on 2016-17 following the admittedly crushing loss of Sumner to a season-ending left-knee ACL tear, well, you were wrong.