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The best defender in the Big East is in this picture. So is Ryan Kalkbrenner. | Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports After needing a furious rally to overcome DePaul, X flexed their muscle against another team that came to MSG with realistic hopes of cutting the nets. Xavier’s defense has been repeatedly highlighted as their weak point as a team this season. Creighton’s has … [Read more...] about Xavier dominates Creighton to advance to the Big East Tournament final

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports For the first time since 2015 Xavier will be playing for a Big East Tournament Championship. That game itself did not go so well, and we’ll obviously be hoping for much better come tip-off. It’s no secret how both of these teams got here. X survived a quarterfinal scare against a scorching hot DePaul before punking Creighton in the Semi. … [Read more...] about Big East Tournament Championship Preview

The Enquirer-USA TODAY Sports Colby Jones is huge late as Xavier somehow outlasts a DePaul team that could not miss Well, that was nerve wracking. Xavier hadn’t won a Big East tournament game since March 14th of 2019. That ended today, but my goodness was it a struggle. DePaul seemed constitutionally incapable of missing for most of the first half while Xavier seemed … [Read more...] about Xavier 89-84 DePaul: Xavier survives and advances

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Xavier takes on the preseason favorite with a trip to the Big East final on the line. You know how Xavier got here. A year ago, Xavier dumped out on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden to complete a collapse from the best position they held in years. That effectively ended the era of Travis Steele who was, somewhat oddly, then fired following … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Creighton: Big East Semifinal Preview

Obviously not a goaltend live, but it still took replay for the refs to get it right. | Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports For the first time since Chris Mack was roaming the sidelines, Xavier hits the conference tournament playing for seeding. First up is DePaul. Well friends, it's all single-elimination from here on out. From now until Selection Sunday, it will be all … [Read more...] about Big East Tournament preview: Xavier v. DePaul