Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Couldn't afford to lose. Almost did. Didn't. Imagine you're Dailyn Swain. With 35 seconds left in the game, you're in the right corner - right in front of your own bench - at the Cintas Center. For the last week or so, you and your friends have played your guts out to try to revive a season that was approaching room … [Read more...] about A thunderous Dailyn Swain dunk completed the comeback as Xavier escaped Georgetown at home
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What’s in the NET today? Hope
Sean Miller, seen here demonstrating the dance he will do if Xavier makes the tournament. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Xavier, and whisper it, is back in with a chance. On December 22nd, bolstered more by the Christmas spirit than results, I insisted there was reason for Xavier fans to keep hope alive this season. The main reason for hope was that … [Read more...] about What’s in the NET today? Hope
Gonzaga HS four star backcourt Nyk Lewis, Derek Dixon shine on HoopHall national stage
By CHARLIE PARENT SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Class of 2025 four-stars Nyk Lewis and Derek Dixon were instrumental in Gonzaga HS’s (DC.) 72-67 HoopHall Classic win over Hudson Catholic (NJ.) on Sunday. Lewis was named the game MVP with 17 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds, while Dixon posted 19 points and 3 assists, including a game-clinching layup assisted by Lewis. The … [Read more...] about Gonzaga HS four star backcourt Nyk Lewis, Derek Dixon shine on HoopHall national stage
Xavier v. Butler: Preview, matchups, and keys to the game
Boo this man | Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports Xavier just got one, Butler just lost one, both teams need one. Butler is this season’s Big East media darling. On Twitter they are hailed, they’ve received votes in the polls, they’re in on a couple of brackets in Bracket Matrix. Butler is back, say The People Who Know These Things. Butler is 63rd in the KenPom, 62nd in … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Butler: Preview, matchups, and keys to the game
Xavier uses a first-half surge to bury Butler in a must-win game
TELL ‘EM WHAT THEY WON, Q! | Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Q1 win over the weekend? Check. Q2 win tonight? Check. BRING ON GEORGETOWN. Xavier came out of the gate not great against Butler. After trading buckets early on, the Muskies allowed a 13-3 run that took just 2:32 that gave Butler a 16-8 lead. X got exactly 0 stops in that span, and the only two misses they … [Read more...] about Xavier uses a first-half surge to bury Butler in a must-win game