Xavier men's basketball's Saturday home game could be the Musketeers' most intriguing and competitive game of the season.
Sure, Xavier still has defending national champion and Big East bully Villanova coming to town, along with other in-conference powers, but consider this before you glance over this weekend's game: When Xavier plays the Northern Iowa Panthers at Cintas Center, it will be the programs' second meeting in six days. A somewhat unexpected confluence of events created a rare two-game season series between the non-conference foes.
UNI, of the Missouri Valley Conference, and Xavier were both part of last week's Tire Pros Invitational in Kissimmee, Florida.