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Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK This would have been an epitaph for the season. Instead it was just a loud speed bump. For a spell there, this looked like it might be a nightmare developing. Xavier closed the first half by scoring just 4 points in 6 minutes, shooting 2-9 from the floor and committing a turnover. DePaul had their only decent offensive stretch … [Read more...] about Xavier delivers a perfunctory beating of DePaul in a game that only matters if you lose

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK This team has long since drifted away from contention, that doesn’t mean the great moments are gone. In almost any normal circumstance Brad Colbert would be the best basketball player in the area. In any open run at your local Y or the courts where you play he would dominate. He finished a HS career that started at Moeller at … [Read more...] about Finding the Good

I miss these guys. | Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports This year could have been an all-timer. Instead, the injury bug bit hard and scuttled the whole thing. What do you think Zach Freemantle is worth during a basketball game? Not in terms of his ORtg or a PPG/RPG/APG game line, but what effect does he actually have on the final score? What about Jerome Hunter? Not the … [Read more...] about The things we lost in the summer

This game was last year, but whatever. | Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Nothing to win, nothing to lose, still have to play. South Dakota at home. Louisville at home. Chicago State at home. That’s a comprehensive list of DePaul’s wins this year. Three really bad teams, all in the friendly confines of Wintrust Arena. I don’t even have to check to know … [Read more...] about Xavier v. DePaul: preview, matchups, keys to the game

Big East coach of the year? | Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports The road in front of Xavier is simple: win out There is no nuance in what Xavier has to do now. The Musketeers just kept missing opportunities and now they are here. There are two games that should be easy enough, a toss up, and two games against a very, very good Marquette team. Xavier has to win them all to … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Marquette: Preview, matchups, keys to the game