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New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira and his team havent forgotten the humiliating loss to the rival New York Red Bulls on May 21. They simply dont talk about it.The Red Bulls hung a 7-0 drubbing on New York City, tying the largest margin of victory in the MLSs 21-year history. And they did it at Yankee Stadium.I dont need to talk about the game, because players and myself take responsibility for the result, Vieira told reporters this week. I think theres not much to say. The result is still in our mind, still in our part of our head.New York City has a chance to clear its head at noon, Sunday on Fourth of July weekend, when the surging Red Bulls try to finish off a four-game trip with another win over their local rivals in the fifth New York Derby.The Red Bulls, the older of the two MLS clubs, have owned the New York Derby. They are 4-0 against New York City all-time. But this season New York City sits above the Red Bulls in the Eastern Conference table.New York City has won back-to-back matches to climb into second place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind first-place Philadelphia and one point ahead of the third place Red Bulls.To keep pace and avenge the embarrassing loss to the Red Bulls, New York City FC will need to slow down Red Bulls star Bradley Wright-Phillips.Wright-Phillips has scored four goals in his last five outings and has been a persistent thorn in New York Citys side. Wright-Phillips has six goals in four meetings against New York City. Hes got nine goals overall this season.Sacha Kljestan has been a consistent playmaker for the Red Bulls and leads the MLS with 10 assists.New York Citys Frank Lampard has been the offensive catalyst recently, scoring goals in two straight games, and forward David Villa, the leagues leading goal-scorer, is always dangerous.Since the 7-0 drubbing of New York City at Yankee Stadium, the Red Bulls have gone 2-1-1 in MLS play. They are coming off a 2-1 setback to Philadelphia in U.S. Open play on Wednesday. Dax McCarty Jersey . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. 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He was fouled after Xavier inbounded near midcourt, after a heady timeout that Macura called to give his team a chance to set something up at the end.Sumner was fouled by Missouris Terrence Phillips as both went for the ball along the sideline on the deciding play. He missed the first one short, then rattled in the second for the win.Frankie Hughes scored 24 points for Missouri (1-1), and Kevin Puryear finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Phillips scored seven of his 21 points in overtime for Missouri, which never got off a desperation shot after Sumners deciding free throw.I think he was just being aggressive, Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. Im sure hed love to take it back, but you know what? He made a lot of great plays to get us to where we were, so if it wasnt for that it wouldnt come down to that play.Missouri led by 10 in the first half and held the lead most of the second half, but needed to scramble both late in regulation and then from an early five-point deficit in overtime. Missouri went on a 7-0 run late to grab the lead, but Macura made two free throws with 17.8 seconds remaining to tie the ggame for the 15th and final time.ddddddddddddA great basketball game, first of all, Anderson said. I thought our guys did a lot of great things and played one of the top 10 or 15 teams in the country toe-to-toe.BIG PICTUREXavier: It was the second time in three games that the Musketeers were put to the test -- they beat Lehigh 84-81 to open the season last week. ... Xavier missed its last 12 3-pointers, shooting 2 for 22 in the game from long range.Missouri: Hughes is averaging 23.5 points after two games. Only 10 Missouri players have managed to go their entire freshman season averaging more than 10 points. ... The Tigers were outrebounded 52-39.HELLO, AGAINThis is the third straight season that Xavier and Missouri have played.Xavier won 74-58 at Missouri on Dec. 13, 2014, in the start of what was going to be a two-game series, and prevailed again at home 78-66 exactly one year before this meeting -- Nov. 17, 2015.Missouri will be in that position with another non-conference foe later this season, when it meets Arizona for the third consecutive year.UP NEXTXavier: Faces Clemson in the tournament semifinals Friday.Missouri: Faces Davidson in the consolation semifinals Friday. ' ' '