“Hey! We need to play well today!” | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Xavier is playing like garbage recently. That shouldn’t matter against the Bears, but... Things are not going well right now. That applies to the weather, the world at large, and, far more specifically, Xavier basketball. Xavier was mullered by Michigan, struggled to beat a horrible South Carolina State … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Morgan St: Preview, matchup, keys to the game
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Flat track bullies Xavier clobber another hapless cupcake
Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Don’t bother reading this recap. What are we going to learn from a game like this? If Xavier wins, they were supposed to. It’s what they’ve been doing all year, with this marking their sixth home win over a team outside the top 250 in the KenPom. Even if they unleash a comical beating... who cares? The team they paid money to come in and get … [Read more...] about Flat track bullies Xavier clobber another hapless cupcake
Xavier battles back only to fall apart at TCU
Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Musketeers overcame an 8 point halftime deficit only to collapse in final minutes. Xavier went to TCU with a chance to get some momentum after a pair of dispiriting performances against Michigan and South Carolina State. Instead, they served up a first half that resembled more of an attempt to replicate those performances than improve on … [Read more...] about Xavier battles back only to fall apart at TCU
Xavier v. TCU: Big East-Big 12 Battle Preview
This guys has coached high-major basketball for 21 years now. | Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK No early December game is must win, but Xavier needs this one. Xavier won their last game. If you watched it and the reaction, you can be forgiven for not knowing that. I’ve been at the practices of teams that won like that. They aren’t pleasant. Xavier’s … [Read more...] about Xavier v. TCU: Big East-Big 12 Battle Preview
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Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images We’re at the quarter post, which is as good a time as any to overreact. With the NFL there is a temptation to treat every game like it is a referendum on the season. With the Browns, that generally means a reshuffling of why we hate Deshaun Watson, with the Bengals I’m imagining it’s some sort of shock that … [Read more...] about Things I think I think