The Ole Miss Rebels and the Xavier Musketeers battle on Thursday in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Round of 64. The second-round game, which tips of at 4:10 p.m. ET, can be watched or listened to for free by visiting any of the links below.
Ole Miss (21-12) earned a spot in Thursday's second-round game after defeating BYU on Tuesday in the "First Four" round, 94-90. It's a quick turnaround for the Rebels, who had to rally from behind to defeat BYU, then fly from Ohio on Tuesday to Jacksonville and begin preparing for Xavier.
"We had to expend so much energy in order to come back," Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy told the Associated Press. "So we want to make sure our guys are rested physically because we know the challenge Xavier is going to present."
Xavier coach Chris Mack, though, believes Ole Miss's situation isn't much different from his team's situation - at least in terms of having the same amount of time to prepare.
"Just as their travel was rough, you know, being able to prepare essentially in 36 hours for a team isn't easy, either," said Mack, who's team didn't know whether it would be playing BYU or Ole Miss until Tuesday night. "Both teams are in the same situation. I'm sure by the time game time comes around, both teams will be very well prepared.
"And by this time of the year, you really focus more importantly on what your own team does, not necessarily trying to take away every little play and counter what the other team is running."
Xavier made it all the way to the Big East championship before losing to Villanova, 69-52. The Musketeers' run to the conference final, along with their 21-13 record, was good enough to earn them a sixth-seed berth in March Madness.
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