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Xavier v. UConn: preview, matchups, keys to the game
19 hours ago · Reserves. The bench is fairly deep, but it has taken a hit due to the injury to Liam McNeeley. He was offering 30 minutes per game before he went down, and UConn has struggled to replace his production in his absence.
Xavier v. St. John’s: preview, matchups, keys to the game
3 days ago · Reserves. St. John’s isn’t super deep. In fact, their rotation is probably only six significant players deep. Deivon Smith started 13 games earlier this year and is actually having a good season as a backup guard and, at only six feet tall, one of the best defensive rebounders in the conference.He can score reasonably efficiently and takes care of the ball.
Officiating is getting worse because no one cares
2 days ago · Brian O’Connell is reffing again tonight. Roger Ayers had worked 64 games coming into last night, including a stretch of 31 straight days in which he officiated a game, crossing four time zones and hitting 27 different venues from Stanford all the way to Rhode Island.
Musings about this team - Banners On The Parkway
Jan 5, 2025 · There are many takes flying around on where Xavier’s season stands right now. The team was on the cusp of wins at TCU, at UC, at UConn, home against Marquette, and, most recently, at Georgetown. That leaves the team at 0-6 in Q1 and only 5 more opportunities in that quad. Regardless of what you ...
Ryan Conwell drags Xavier home - Banners On The Parkway
Jan 15, 2025 · I guess that’s how you break out of a shooting slump. I wrote in the last recap that Ryan Conwell had found other ways to contribute when his shot wasn’t falling. After a six-point first half and only one made three, he decided to get scalding hot in the second half and carry Xavier to a win ...
Xavier v. St. John’s: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Jan 7, 2025 · Xavier needs to win the next three. If they don’t, there are mathematical ways back onto the bubble but not realistic ones. The season that started with such high hopes will hinge on being able to get hot at the right time at MSG and pilfer the auto bid, Patrick Ewing style.
Xavier v. Marquette: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Jan 18, 2025 · Marquette's season has intersected with that path once already, when a Stevie Mitchell slide tackle felled Ryan Conwell as a gormless Brian O'Connell looked on, turning a mythic comeback and a signature win into a gutting home loss.
Play the whole game - Banners On The Parkway
Jan 7, 2025 · Thankfully, St. John’s isn’t the most mentally astute of teams late in games either. They threw the game away in their loss to Creighton. In their most recent game, against hapless Butler, they allowed a ten minute stretch in which the Bulldogs scored 25, went on a 16-2 run to take the lead, then promptly coughed it right back up.
Xavier v. Seton Hall: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Dec 31, 2024 · You're either going to get tired of reading this or wish for the days when you were seeing it in most previews, but this is a game Xavier can ill afford to lose. The Muskies probably need 13 conference wins to even be in the conversation in March, and dropping the first two by a combined margin of ...