Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images We could get Seton Hall or something? Xavier needs a respite. The Musketeers need a moment to take a breath, clear the head, sort things out, and come up with a plan. No one is punting on this season, but everyone needs to do some recalculating. The good news is that Xavier has ten days over Christmas to go home, hang with family, and … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Marquette: Preview, matchups, keys to the game
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Xavier 70-72 Marquette in a game that beggars belief
Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The story at the end of the season may be that close is not good enough. Where do you even start with this game? You could start with the rule book: “A player shall not... trip or impede the progress of an opponent by extending/bending arm(s), shoulder(s), hip(s) or knee(s) into other than a normal position … [Read more...] about Xavier 70-72 Marquette in a game that beggars belief
Xavier 89-94 UConn: There is no such thing as a good loss
David Butler II-Imagn Images Yet another opportunity goes by the boards as Xavier can’t seal a Q1 win. You don’t even have to squint to imagine a different season for Xavier. Don’t fumble the ball against TCU, don’t throw it away against UC, hold on here. That’s three games Xavier has held a good lead late and thrown away. That turns 8-4 into 11-1. That means Xavier has … [Read more...] about Xavier 89-94 UConn: There is no such thing as a good loss
What to think now?
David Butler II-Imagn Images Xavier battled the two time defending champs for 45 minutes last night. Does that matter? In the bleak mid-winter/Frosty wind made moan/Earth stood hard as iron/Water like a stone Mid-winter has rarely been this bleak for Xavier fans. The season started poorly when Lassina Traore did his knee. It got worse when Michigan demolished Xavier on … [Read more...] about What to think now?
Xavier v. UConn: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Hopefully this one doesn’t go they way it feels like it will. So... Xavier went eight deep against UC last time out, having been deprived of bench scorer Trey Green through circumstances that the program rightly didn’t feel the need to make public. Maybe in part due to that limited depth, they faded down … [Read more...] about Xavier v. UConn: preview, matchups, keys to the game