Creighton @ Xavier (March 1, 2014) Game Thread

[paulxu]

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Xavier Univ. Musketeers (19-9, 9-6) vs. #9/10 Creighton Univ. Blue Jays (23-4, 13-2)
Sunday, March 1, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,250 + SRO), Cincinnati, Ohio

Live Chat (http://www.chatzy.com/32573582761803)

Notes (http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022714aac.html)

Television: FOX Sports 1 with Gus Johnson (play-by-play) and Jim Spanarkel (analysis).

Radio: 55KRC-AM (and iHeartRadio), play-by-play from Joe Sunderman (`79). Analysis by Byron Larkin (`88).

[paulxu]

All right, all you malcontents, ne'er-do-wells, glass half-fullers, Debbie downers, brawl apologists, Graham bashers, and general all-around G thread contributors..............

Up off your arses!

We need this one.

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[American X]

LOVE THIS. I am out of my mind excited today. Days like today I wish I was still in Cincinnati. Cintas is going to be insane today. Like clear the shelves White Death approaching insane. Regardless, beers are on ice, beers are already cracked, gameday food is heating up, gametime is approaching.

PUNCH THE TICKET.

[GIMMFD]

I wish I wasn't on Spring Break for this game... Think that may take some of the air out of the building (students being gone, not just me)?

[American X]

Live Chat (http://us14.chatzy.com/32573582761803) is open early. Got keg tapped and blue jays on the rotisserie.

Password is in X Lounge or PM me.

[sirthought]

Pick of Destiny! Get amp'd up!

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[RealDeal]

We need to slap the slippery fish right in the gill hole.

[xumuskies08]

Student turnout looks low. Regular folks are sitting about halfway down in every section. Spring break yo!

The rest of Cintas is gonna have to pick up the slack.

[mistabeecee41]

man. if this lady basketball game goes into overtime, i might be more pissed off than i was after the nascar practice fiasco.

[bjf123]

Student turnout looks low. Regular folks are sitting about halfway down in every section. Spring break yo!

The rest of Cintas is gonna have to pick up the slack.

It's filling up.


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[GoMuskies]

Chat password?

Get loud Cintas!!!!

[GIMMFD]

Anybody have a stream for the game?

[GoMuskies]

Wragge missed a shot!!!

[mistabeecee41]

nice to see Dee came to play.

[sirthought]

Is the game on TV? The stream has nothing so far.

[mistabeecee41]

seriously. what the fuck is dee doing out there?

[xu82]

Is the game on TV? The stream has nothing so far.
Game is on - you're missing a turnover-fest but we're up

[XMuskieFTW]

I like how we've only made 3s and Creighton has only made 2s so far...who called that one?

[GoMuskies]

We're kicking their asses!!!

[Pete Delkus]

Dee Davis is playing awful!

[XMuskieFTW]

Jmart already had 6 rebounds...on pace for about 49

[xu82]

Who is the stranger pretending to be Philmore?

[BMoreX]

Watching the game in Wichita. We've got a few Shocker fans pulling for us.

[xu82]

Jmart already had 6 rebounds...on pace for about 49

I thought you were kidding, now he's up to 8. Maybe 49 is doable....

[sirthought]

I finally got the stream to work!

Nice balance with our scoring so far. That's a good sign.

Why is Stainbrook on the bench?

[GIMMFD]

I finally got the stream to work!

Nice balance with our scoring so far. That's a good sign.

Why is Stainbrook on the bench?

Stream? Link? Please? :(

[Jesuit4Life]

Let's Go X

[sirthought]

Onions!

[sirthought]

Stream? Link? Please? :(

A lot of my typical ones we're showing the Eurovision song contest. LOL


This is the one that worked.
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[mistabeecee41]

had to see an injury like that but...

that was a FLOP!

[sirthought]

JMart Finger Roooollllllohh!

[paulxu]

Philmore...please make the bunnies.

[mistabeecee41]

Philmore...please make the bunnies.

yep, loved the way hes played thus far, but that easy miss ended up being a 5 point swing.

[GIMMFD]

Worked beautifully, +reps.

[GoMuskies]

Watching the game in Wichita. We've got a few Shocker fans pulling for us.

Where the hell are you, and why was I not apprised of this visit in advance?!?

[BMoreX]

Where the hell are you, and why was I not apprised of this visit in advance?!?

Haha three other xavier seniors and myself are on a road trip. Decided to watch the game: were at a bar right by campus. Called The Field House.

[xu82]

Martin with 7 points and 9 rebounds already I think. Was he tired of everyone talking about Jalen? I'm happy to talk about Mr. Martin!

[xu82]

I have to leave for a friends wife's surprise 50th B-Day party. They have no idea how this hurts. DVR better not mis-fire!

[GoMuskies]

Haha three other xavier seniors and myself are on a road trip. Decided to watch the game: were at a bar right by campus. Called The Field House.

Okay, well, let me know what time you guys want to come over and celebrate the win tonight. I'm available after 10.

[paulxu]

My wife just said "Semaj got a permanent."

How do you let the top scorer in the country and POY candidate back door for an uncontested layup? Just asking.

Get some Muskies!

[paulxu]

Hot damn!!!!!!!!!!!

[oddblob]

Hell yes! Lets gooooooo

[paulxu]

I wish I was there.

[BMoreX]

Play d and this game is ours.

[paulxu]

Crap. We are SO MUCH better when we run.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Good to see we have only 5 T.O.s so far. Up by 9 with <1 min. to go 1st half. Go X.

[paulxu]

Great first half!

[fellahmuskie]

Crap, I thought we were gonna score more in the 1st half than UC did all game. Oh well. I'll take the 9-pt lead.

[xubball1993]

Big man ballet. How about Stainbrook spinning and winning on the 2nd to last possession? He has nice footwork for a big guy!

[XMuskieFTW]

Excellent half...winning the battle of the boards and making things difficult for Creighton on defense. Same thing in the 2nd half please.

[BMoreX]

@slrussell: Justin Martin just tied his career high with 12 rebounds. And that's just the first half. #Xavier

[sirthought]

You can find instructions for watching a FOX Sports Go quality stream here:

OMG -- My last working link stopped working, so I went ahead and tried this. The quality is really excellent. Thank you.

[XMuskieFTW]

Creighton only getting one look on offense. No presence at all on the offensive glass. Love that.

[paulxu]

Keep running guys...just keep running.

[BMoreX]

Justin Martin

[oddblob]

Jmart!!

[XMuskieFTW]

The progress of Jmart from a year ago to now blows my mind. Dude cannot be stopped today.

[XU3232]

The progress of Jmart from a year ago to now blows my mind. Dude cannot be stopped today.

When he plays like this he just changes the whole game. I'm loving this.

[paulxu]

Paging Chris Mack: please keep running, these guys shoot so much better in rhythm.

[HAAS_U]

I'm loving it!! JMart!

[mistabeecee41]

i wonder what all of the scouts here to see Doug and Semaj are thinking? Justin Martin's been the best player on the court.

[waggy]

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[oddblob]

best semaj performance of the year?

[HAAS_U]

The roof would've blown off if Semaj threw down that dunk he was going for. I love the intensity

[sirthought]

Oh, too bad that dunk was blocked. Might have been the play of the year.

[stophorseabuse]

"If not now, then when?"

--Semaj, Dee, Martin, Philmore.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Cintas must be rocking now. I wish I am there. I noticed that X has no free throw so far.
Correct that......2-2.

[paulxu]

Philmore...for the love of God don't try to dribble down the lane.

[oddblob]

4 on wragge!!!

[paulxu]

Jfr!

[mistabeecee41]

jesus christ. thats the 2nd time mcdermot fell on his own and they called a foul. superstar calls.

[BMoreX]

McDermott gets a helluva lot of calls.

[paulxu]

Just keep running. Please.

They're going to have their run...just keep running anyway.

[mistabeecee41]

im much more nervous than i should be considering it hasn't been under 8 all half. feel like we've had the chance to stretch it to 15ish with the way theyve been shooting.

[paulxu]

They're doubling Stain EVERY time he gets the ball.
We should be cutting for the pass...and we stand there.
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.

[sirthought]

It's crunch time. They will try to make a run.

[sirthought]

This announcer's laugh is a bit much.

[oddblob]

shit shit shit

[mistabeecee41]

denying semaj and the other guys aren't stepping up.

[Xavgrad08]

3Pt game with plenty of time left. come on X.

[paulxu]

Slowing down this game is killing us.

[mistabeecee41]

got lucky there. ran over gibbs during that one, shoulda been a +1.

[Xavgrad08]

I am a nervous wreck. Finish strong.

[paulxu]

Jfr!

[XMuskieFTW]

What a last two minutes. wow. That's what I love to see

[mistabeecee41]

did they send jalen to get hypnosis during his suspension? the patience he showed during that move was phenomenal.

[Jesuit4Life]

Go clock, go.

[XU3232]

Hell of an answer to their run. Keep it up!!!!

[sirthought]

I'm getting that feel-good feeling!

[xumuskies08]

Lets go! Close this bad boy out!

[American X]

Xavier just played two minutes of perfect basketball. Just play a few more.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

All of a sudden, I'm praying a lot.

[paulxu]

Make some FT's Stain.

[paulxu]

Phantom foul?

[sirthought]

This is going to be touch and go with the foul shooting. Hang on!

[paulxu]

Ok, Myles make some FT's.

[xu2010]

We have to hit 2/2 on these FT's. This is just miserable.

[mistabeecee41]

cmon zeke. you are on the floor with 4 guards and don't even attempt to pull down that board?

[paulxu]

A rebound on that possession would have been nice.

[mistabeecee41]

BIG timeout here for chistopher. need a bucket.

[sirthought]

This is getting close.
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[paulxu]

A Ft or two would have been ice.

[xu2010]

You win tournament games by hitting FT's down the stretch. This is not how to win tough games.

[XMuskieFTW]

No turnovers and we should pull this out. Hold on boys

[paulxu]

Get this SOB

[oddblob]

wooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

[xu2010]

Yes!

[sirthought]

Hey ho, Lego!

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[paulxu]

Suck on this!

[XMuskieFTW]

What a win. Need to carry this momentum throughout the month.

[Jesuit4Life]

Whew.

[bobbiemcgee]

Gutsy win.

[Porkopolis]

That was awesome. This conference is going to be a blast.

[oddblob]

so stoked for our guys. fantastic team effort. jmart + semaj = beast

[bobbiemcgee]

JMart 19/16 Team shot 50% against 39%. Jalen 6/9 and played another huge game for us. 9/16 behind the arc - Jays 10/34.

[Muskie]

X undefeated when I attend!!!!!!

[Strange Brew]

X undefeated when I attend!!!!!!

someone by that man season tix and a private plane!

[JAPER]

I can't emphasize how much the defense was focused tonight. A few lapses here and there, but that was quite the effort. Justin Martin was the star on both ends here. Congratulations X! Keep the train rolling vs Seton Hall.

[XUFan09]

X undefeated when I attend!!!!!!

Man, that means MOR sucks lol.

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[LadyMuskie]

The effort was incredible! We play that way every game from here on and out and we'll be looking damn good when we dance!

[Blue Blobs Bro]

Tell McDermott to get his shine box.

[coasterville95]

Win over #9 even with McBuckets getting 27. Excellent gameplan.

Thor. - rag on our team some more if it gets us big time wins.


Now THIS is the game day atmosphere we had in mind when we joined the Big East. Now let's run the table to finish 12-6 (😛😛

[RealDeal]

The crowd was the best I've seen this year, great win. The whole team played great, just a great team effort. So proud.

[sirthought]

I have to say, the way Creighton has played in the games I've watched this year (about 4-5 games) I didn't think they would win today.

Getting that Wragge in foul trouble was probably a crucial part of stopping them, as they needed more scorers.

I don't know if I guys were just feeling it better today with the crowd or the pressure, but they've always had this talent. They just have not really shown it so evidently in other games this year.

What a big time game!

[coasterville95]

Today's beer was Listermanns Planetary IPA - I just had my growler filled up for Monday.

[xudash]

someone by that man season tix and a private plane!

You can send the plane for me as well!

We sat in section 109, Row A, behind the scorer's table. What a great vantage point to watch a game. We let the refs have it for some of the calls they missed. As soon as I yelled at the white ref about Creighton going over the back, Creighton went over the back again coupled with a goaltending, and he missed them both. He came over to the table and pretended to make a list of all the calls we thought he should be making.

I guess the guy believes he is a celebrity or something.

[bobbiemcgee]

JMart after game:

"Aw, I love it," Martin said. "I love it. I love it. I love it."

[KabeX]

Now I am jealous of that. Very nice.

[GIMMFD]

Remember when we were supposed to go 1-5 the last six games? Yeah me either.

[MADXSTER]

What twas the attendance??

[Musketeer_15]

Glad to see the crowd show up tonight. Just think if there was a full student section! All in all, celebrate this great win but there is still work to be done before the tourney. We have a couple payback games before we try to finish the season undefeated at MSG. Seeding is very important for this team and if we keep this up then we can work our way into a favorable seed.

[BMoreX]

What twas the attendance??

10,483

[xu 89]

Did anyone watch McD in and after the handshake line. He appeared to be very complimentary to Justin and Semaj during the handshakes after the game. Then when he was walking off the court into the tunnel a fan came up to him for a picture. He turned and put his arm around the dude and gave a huge smile. Glad to see that. Seems like a good dude.

[The_Mack_Pack]

Did anyone watch McD in and after the handshake line. He appeared to be very complimentary to Justin and Semaj during the handshakes after the game. Then when he was walking off the court into the tunnel a fan came up to him for a picture. He turned and put his arm around the dude and gave a huge smile. Glad to see that. Seems like a good dude.

Most of the time I just automatically don't like the opposing teams best player but it's impossible not to be a fan of McDermott. He, and the rest of Creighton, all seem like class acts. I can't wait to watch them, and Xavier of course, play in the Big Dance.

[SlimKibbles]

Did anyone watch McD in and after the handshake line. He appeared to be very complimentary to Justin and Semaj during the handshakes after the game. Then when he was walking off the court into the tunnel a fan came up to him for a picture. He turned and put his arm around the dude and gave a huge smile. Glad to see that. Seems like a good dude.

CJ Anderson took the picture. I think the fan you speak of was with him. Watched it all unfold since it was right in front of me. :smile:

[PM Thor]

Win over #9 even with McBuckets getting 27. Excellent gameplan.

Thor. - rag on our team some more if it gets us big time wins.


Now THIS is the game day atmosphere we had in mind when we joined the Big East. Now let's run the table to finish 12-6 (😛😛

Martin only had his first double double. What took him so long? Jeez, that guy doesn't even know how to smile the right way.

[XUGRAD80]

Most of the time I just automatically don't like the opposing teams best player but it's impossible not to be a fan of McDermott. He, and the rest of Creighton, all seem like class acts. I can't wait to watch them, and Xavier of course, play in the Big Dance.

Totally agree. BE is fortunate to have Creighton as a member. I think that they will become a big rival and competitor of Xavier's in the future, as both should be perennial challengers for the title. However, I don't see them becoming rivals that we don't like...such as Dayton. (Buter can fill that role very easily however) I think that they will continue to be a credit to the league and a highly respected program.

[TUclutch]

Trevon Blueitt was at the game tonight. He tweeted at least once about the game

[Xavier]

Did anyone watch McD in and after the handshake line. He appeared to be very complimentary to Justin and Semaj during the handshakes after the game. Then when he was walking off the court into the tunnel a fan came up to him for a picture. He turned and put his arm around the dude and gave a huge smile. Glad to see that. Seems like a good dude.

Not sure if anyone stuck around this late, but when he went out to do the post game radio show (I guess?) he signed at least 10 autographs with 5-6 different pictures. At least.

[xudash]

Totally agree. BE is fortunate to have Creighton as a member. I think that they will become a big rival and competitor of Xavier's in the future, as both should be perennial challengers for the title. However, I don't see them becoming rivals that we don't like...such as Dayton. (Buter can fill that role very easily however) I think that they will continue to be a credit to the league and a highly respected program.

Agree with all the comments about Creighton. Classy bunch. A lot of mutual respect between the teams. I'll definitely be cheering for them in the Dance.

[blobfan]

Totally agree. BE is fortunate to have Creighton as a member. I think that they will become a big rival and competitor of Xavier's in the future, as both should be perennial challengers for the title. However, I don't see them becoming rivals that we don't like...such as Dayton. (Buter can fill that role very easily however) I think that they will continue to be a credit to the league and a highly respected program.

Ditto. As much as they tangled during play, they all seemed to let it go the moment the whistle blew. It was nice to see that blend of competitiveness and camaraderie. I'm just sorry they had a player go down during the game.

[brownlavender]

One thing I noticed leaving the game tonight, when the players were going through the handshake line they were all giving each other hugs and showing a ton of respect towards each other. Thats how rivalries should be. Leave it all on the court then respect each other after

[Masterofreality]

X undefeated when I attend!!!!!!


Man, that means MOR sucks lol.

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Yeah, I screwed up vs Seton Hall. I'll try to make up for it on Monday and Thursday nights this week!

[xsteve1]

Agree with all the comments about Creighton. Classy bunch. A lot of mutual respect between the teams. I'll definitely be cheering for them in the Dance.

Definitely seems like a great kid. His Dad is all class as well. A couple weeks ago when they were rolling Nova the Creighton student body started chanting overrated and Coach McDermott put the kibosh on that quickly.

[danaandvictory]

The McDermotts' press conference was quite good as well. Father and son are class acts. Will be interesting to see what direction they go without the McBuckets/Gibbs nucleus next year.

[CreightonJays]

Creighton fan here-

Great game yesterday. X is an NCAA lock and deservedly so, not to mention you are going to be dangerous as heck in the Tournament.

We are thrilled to be in the Big East, as I'm sure Xavier is, and looking forward to many more great games. Xavier is a class program and we have a lot of respect for you and your success over the past 10+ years. Appreciate the comments towards the McDermotts and the rest of the team. It's nice to go on an opposing team's message board after a hard fought game and see something other than "McDermott is a bitch, Creighton is a bunch of whiners/floppers, etc."

I will also add that I was at Cintas in 2003 (?) on New Year's Eve when CU and X played an epic game that X ultimately pulled out on a David West bank shot with a few seconds remaining. When Kyle Korver left the floor, he got a standing ovation from Xavier fans. Never forgot how cool that was.

Back to this year...I think both teams can do some serious damage in March.

[xu82]

Creighton fan here-

Great game yesterday. X is an NCAA lock and deservedly so, not to mention you are going to be dangerous as heck in the Tournament.

We are thrilled to be in the Big East, as I'm sure Xavier is, and looking forward to many more great games. Xavier is a class program and we have a lot of respect for you and your success over the past 10+ years. Appreciate the comments towards the McDermotts and the rest of the team. It's nice to go on an opposing team's message board after a hard fought game and see something other than "McDermott is a bitch, Creighton is a bunch of whiners/floppers, etc."

I will also add that I was at Cintas in 2003 (?) on New Year's Eve when CU and X played an epic game that X ultimately pulled out on a David West bank shot with a few seconds remaining. When Kyle Korver left the floor, he got a standing ovation from Xavier fans. Never forgot how cool that was.

Back to this year...I think both teams can do some serious damage in March.

We can be very gracious after a win.

And hopefully don't embarrass ourselves too badly after a loss :-)

[MADXSTER]

We can be very gracious after a win.

And hopefully don't embarrass ourselves too badly after a loss :-)

Xavier fans had many nice things to say about Creighton after our loss at Creighton earlier in the year as well. It is definitely different for our fans to have that much respect for an opposing team, it's players, it's fans and it's coach in both a win and a loss. IMO that speaks volumes for the Creighton organization.

Believe me, Xavier fans are quite capable of finding things not likable about other teams.

[Cheesehead]

Creighton fan here-

Great game yesterday. X is an NCAA lock and deservedly so, not to mention you are going to be dangerous as heck in the Tournament.

We are thrilled to be in the Big East, as I'm sure Xavier is, and looking forward to many more great games. Xavier is a class program and we have a lot of respect for you and your success over the past 10+ years. Appreciate the comments towards the McDermotts and the rest of the team. It's nice to go on an opposing team's message board after a hard fought game and see something other than "McDermott is a bitch, Creighton is a bunch of whiners/floppers, etc."

I will also add that I was at Cintas in 2003 (?) on New Year's Eve when CU and X played an epic game that X ultimately pulled out on a David West bank shot with a few seconds remaining. When Kyle Korver left the floor, he got a standing ovation from Xavier fans. Never forgot how cool that was.

Back to this year...I think both teams can do some serious damage in March.

NYE game still in my personal top 5 games at Cintas Center. Korver was masterful that night and he deserved the standing O he received. My oldest brother went to Creighton and so I have been somewhat familiar with the program. I look forward to these games for years to come. I am not sure how a true college basketball fan cannot help but appreciate what McDermott and Creighton have accomplished.

[American X]

Creighton is a worthy adversary. I hope to meet them again in the Final Four.

[vee4xu]

I agree about how decent the Creighton fans were in attendance yesterday. I also think that the team is very good and very well coached. One the thing that did bug me was that Coach McDermott complained a lot to the refs during the game. I know that the Creighton fan who posted doesn't like this kind of thing, but I am only reporting what I noticed with my own eyes throughout the game. Trying to get a call is one thing, but to me he was a bit over the top with the complaining. That being said, I am not suggesting that it in any way overshadows the all around good. Otherwise, great game and great outcome.

[coasterville95]

Watching the Marquette/ Nova game - they just talked about our win last night, and claiming that that win merely gets us back ON the bubble. Oh, yeah, and they followed that up with saying how depleted the Big East is since all the big powers left. Mind you they are saying this during the Nova game. The Nova fans should be ticked off as well at that.

[danaandvictory]

One the thing that did bug me was that Coach McDermott complained a lot to the refs during the game.

I think he was trying to get a "tactical" technical to break up XU's rhythm and fire his team up, the refs just wouldn't call it.

[Retire33]

Watching the Marquette/ Nova game - they just talked about our win last night, and claiming that that win merely gets us back ON the bubble. Oh, yeah, and they followed that up with saying how depleted the Big East is since all the big powers left. Mind you they are saying this during the Nova game. The Nova fans should be ticked off as well at that.

I had to rewind that to make sure I heard it right. I thought Greg Anthony was a smarter guy than that.

[The_Mack_Pack]

It never amazes me how little basketball "experts" actually know about Xavier. Just yesterday I heard Seth Davis talk about how Xavier's struggles this season have been from the offensive end and not the defensive end... Seth Davis is a well known doofus though.

[X-band '01]

Watching the Marquette/ Nova game - they just talked about our win last night, and claiming that that win merely gets us back ON the bubble. Oh, yeah, and they followed that up with saying how depleted the Big East is since all the big powers left. Mind you they are saying this during the Nova game. The Nova fans should be ticked off as well at that.

Speaking of bubble games, St. John's avoided a huge collapse at home against DePaul. Their bubble is still intact, but they have their finale at Marquette. Only Creighton and Villanova have managed road wins in Milwaukee in Big East play.

[coasterville95]

So, I'd think we want Nova to win this one, to help our campaign to have a firm grasp on the 3rd place slot in the Big East. (We have no shot at the top two spots) Of course Nova has to lose on Thursday for precisely the same reason.

[xu95]

Yes, we want Nova to win.

[Masterofreality]

Creighton fan here-

Great game yesterday. X is an NCAA lock and deservedly so, not to mention you are going to be dangerous as heck in the Tournament.

We are thrilled to be in the Big East, as I'm sure Xavier is, and looking forward to many more great games. Xavier is a class program and we have a lot of respect for you and your success over the past 10+ years. Appreciate the comments towards the McDermotts and the rest of the team. It's nice to go on an opposing team's message board after a hard fought game and see something other than "McDermott is a bitch, Creighton is a bunch of whiners/floppers, etc."

I will also add that I was at Cintas in 2003 (?) on New Year's Eve when CU and X played an epic game that X ultimately pulled out on a David West bank shot with a few seconds remaining. When Kyle Korver left the floor, he got a standing ovation from Xavier fans. Never forgot how cool that was.

Back to this year...I think both teams can do some serious damage in March.

Welcome to the board. Don't be a stranger.

A great two games between the two teams. I love this league.

[waggy]

Hilliard with the dagger 3 before the half. Nova are killers.

[Chermy23]

Does anyone know if there is going to be a replay of this game?

Thanks

[xu82]

I enjoy watching Creighton play, but I prefer it be against someone else when they go into shooting clinic mode.

[Retire33]

Does anyone know if there is going to be a replay of this game?

Thanks

Fox Ohio running it right now; started at 3pm

[CreightonJays]

I agree about how decent the Creighton fans were in attendance yesterday. I also think that the team is very good and very well coached. One the thing that did bug me was that Coach McDermott complained a lot to the refs during the game. I know that the Creighton fan who posted doesn't like this kind of thing, but I am only reporting what I noticed with my own eyes throughout the game. Trying to get a call is one thing, but to me he was a bit over the top with the complaining. That being said, I am not suggesting that it in any way overshadows the all around good. Otherwise, great game and great outcome.

In four years, I'm not sure I've ever seen Mac get a T. He rarely rides the officials. Yesterday he was as upset about officiating as I've seen in quite some time. My opinion was that he was trying to get a T to spark CU, given that we were playing pretty poorly in the first half (taking nothing away from Xavier). I thought it was a pretty well officiated game overall. Couple bad calls that went both ways, but that's just basketball.

[Fireball]

It's clear how much respect our guys and the Creighton guys have for each other. Yesterday was a very intense, important, and hard-fought game, and I never once saw the players look at each other wrong, much less exchange words or shoves. And that was despite there being a ton of physical play.

Very good show of class and basketball by both teams, and I have a ton of of respect for Creighton. I will definitely be rooting hard for them in the NCAAs.

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[SlimKibbles]

Fox Ohio running it right now; started at 3pm

Been watching. That foul they called on Christon at the 12:44 mark in the 2nd half was a joke yesterday from the angle I had at the opposite end of the court and even more of a joke after seeing the replay today. McDermott fell down and tripped over his own feet! Kind of made that call up the next time down the floor though when they called one on him when he really didn't do anything other than stand there with his arms in the air.

[The_Mack_Pack]

I feel like Wragge picked up a couple of cheap fouls so it all kind of evens out. I thought the officiating was really solid for the most part yesterday.

[waggy]

There was definitely at least one phantom foul on Wragge.

[SlimKibbles]

There was definitely at least one phantom foul on Wragge.

I totally agree with that after seeing this replay. Hell I remember asking those around me a couple of times yesterday what he did to get a foul called on him.

[BandAid]

Watching the replay right now. On Creighton's circus shot with 12 seconds left Gibbs grabbed the net prior to the ball going in. Isn't that a goal tend? I'm asking simply for my own clarification and understanding

[xu82]

There was definitely at least one phantom foul on Wragge.

The importance of getting Wragge of the floor cannot be overstated. That may have changed the outcome of the game. And I' ok with that because that's how basketball works. Better for you than against you... And it's better to be home than away (which kind of goes hand in hand).

[QueensbridgeMF]

Watching the replay right now. On Creighton's circus shot with 12 seconds left Gibbs grabbed the net prior to the ball going in. Isn't that a goal tend? I'm asking simply for my own clarification and understanding

should have been. Minus 2 points. I was thinking the same thing live. With all the ref huddles/replays this year not sure why they didn't, but it wass late and game was all but done. Gus should have at least mentioned it.

[GoMuskies]

Seemed like they were over the back on that play as well. Not that it mattered at that point.