Tu Holloway couldn't make a shot. Xavier (No. 14 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) made sure the point guard's rare off night didn't have a ripple effect. Mark Lyons scored 11 of his 18 points in the first half Friday and Xavier held on for a 66-60 victory over Miami of Ohio that fit the rivalry's pattern of close games that come down to the closing minutes.
