If you don’t get a Rainy April, you’re liable to be in for a... | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images After battling through a grueling war of attrition to win their side of the bracket, the X Men have earned their right to fight for the title. Dusty May parlayed his success at Florida Atlantic into a big payday at Michigan, stepping up a level or two in competition in so … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Michigan: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Xavier 75-66 South Carolina: The refs can’t quite keep the Musketeers down.
Dailyn Swain viciously fouling a Gamecock | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Xavier advances to a chance to get a Q1 win with a great second half against South Carolina Holy Lord, those refs were bad. Just absolutely awful. They weren’t just bad, they were egregiously, obviously, made even Donny Marshall notice, bad. At one point Marshall speculated that they were simply … [Read more...] about Xavier 75-66 South Carolina: The refs can’t quite keep the Musketeers down.
Xavier v. South Carolina: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Xavier hasn’t played a single game outside of Cintas this year; they’ve got a chance to play a couple that will help in March this week. It’s no secret that Xavier hasn’t been significantly tested this year. Wake started the season in the mid-40s in the KenPom; with one more mediocre performance, they’ll drop out of the top 100 entirely. … [Read more...] about Xavier v. South Carolina: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Xavier is off to a historic three-point shooting start
Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Through five games, the Muskies are burning the nets at a torrid pace unseen in the program's history. As you may have noticed, this year's Xavier team can really shoot it. I mean, really shoot it. After a season in which many facets of the teams offense were underwhelming, Sean Miller retooled on the fly … [Read more...] about Xavier is off to a historic three-point shooting start
Xavier swats aside Siena, 80-55
Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Xavier starts the Ft. Myers Tipoff in Cincinnati by crushing Siena. We discussed on the podcast and in an article earlier this week (and our brand new Blue Sky account @bannersparkway.bsky.social!) that it is hard to tell exactly how good Xavier is when they keep playing cupcakes. All you can do in buy … [Read more...] about Xavier swats aside Siena, 80-55