XAVIER vs BUTLER

[MADXSTER]

1879 vs 1880

#6 Xavier University Musketeers (12-0) RPI 1, SOS 1, KENPOM 8
W Miami(OH) 81-72
W Missouri 78-66
W Michigan 86-70
W NKU 78-66
W Alabama 64-45
W USC 87-77
W _ayton 90-61
W Western Kentucky 95-64
W Wright State 90-55
W Cincinnati 65-55
W Auburn 85-61
W Wake Forest 78-70
L Villanova 95-64

vs #12 Butler Bulldogs (10-1) RPI 25, SOS 97, KENPOM 20
W The Citadel 144-71
W Missouri St 93-59
W Temple 74-69
L Miami Fl 85-75
W SIU Edwardsville 89-73
W Cincinnati 78-76
W Indiana St 85-71
W VMI 93-66
W Tennessee 94-86
W Purdue 74-68
W Southern Utah 88/52
W IUPUI 92-54
L Providence 81-73
?? Xavier 1/2


Location: Cintas Center
Saturday Jan 2nd 2015 at 1pm ET
Television: FS1
Radio: 700WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ('79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88).

[X-band '01]

That's amazing that Xavier will be taking on Villanova and Butler at the same time. Who gets the A team and who gets the B team?

[Muskie1000]

The game is officially sold out!!!

[Masterofreality]

the game is officially sold out!!!

sro...

[xuwin]

The game is officially sold out!!!

I am excited that I was able to pick up a 3 game mini pac last week that included the Butler, Georgetown and Creighton games for $99. Can't wait for the Butler game. It should be loud.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Got my tickets in Section 204 about 2 weeks ago! Lets go X!

[xu82]

Got my tickets in Section 204 about 2 weeks ago! Lets go X!

Got my annual game in last week vs Auburn down in section 109. Made a point of going into top bowl to check the view. I always buy down low since I only go once a year, but the people touting the great view from everywhere are right. Cintas is awesome and will only get better!

[D-West & PO-Z]

Got my annual game in last week vs Auburn down in section 109. Made a point of going into top bowl to check the view. I always buy down low since I only go once a year, but the people touting the great view from everywhere are right. Cintas is awesome and will only get better!

Oh yes. Had season tickets for 14 years in 202 and going to get tickets again when I move back next year to cincy and most likely in upper bowl. Better overall value for me personally with getting great view, cheaper seats, and avoid the seat "donation".

I love the 'tas.

[xu82]

Oh yes. Had season tickets for 14 years in 202 and going to get tickets again when I move back next year to cincy and most likely in upper bowl. Better overall value for me personally with getting great view, cheaper seats, and avoid the seat "donation".

I love the 'tas.

Spend the extra money at Dana's and have a great time! Maybe next year we cross paths.

[drudy23]

Have we ever hosted a game between two top 10 teams? I'm guessing no.

Highest profile game in Xavier history?

[JAPER]

sro...

Hopefully the rest of the home season as well with Coach Mack rallying the crowd in the 2nd half...

[MADXSTER]

Time to take out our frustration on Butler

[Muncie]

Madxster, exactly my thoughts ! I'll be there screaming my lungs out!!

[GenerationX]

Anybody know if SRO tickets will be available tomorrow? If not, does anybody have a spare to just get in the door?

[Masterofreality]

All I know is I will be there, screaming my head off with plenty of indignation at Mouthbreather Dunham and Ugly Shot Jones.

We NEED THIS GAME!!

[Olsingledigit]

Have we ever hosted a game between two top 10 teams? I'm guessing no.

Highest profile game in Xavier history?
Likely neither are technically top 10. Just waiting for the votes to fall on Monday

[LA Muskie]

If we win I see no reason why we would fall out of the top 10.


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[xu82]

I expect voters will take into account the circumstances of the Nova game. It was a loss to a good team, but there was more than that. Much more.

[xumuskies08]

Likely neither are technically top 10. Just waiting for the votes to fall on Monday

IMO there will be 2 Big East teams in the top 10 on Monday. Providence and whoever wins tomorrow.

[XfansinKy]

Remy is a 5th year senior and Jalen has to be at least 22 years old. These two need to step up, lead, and play well for our guys to win this one. Myles is a leader, and needs to do the same as a guy that's probably around 21 years old. Our grown men need to lead this team and provide the mental toughness leadership and imho the rest of our team will follow. Add big James to that list too. That's four top notch players that can help pull out a W in the biggest game of the year. I don't think we have a chance if that doesn't happen. By the way, Omar'a is important too. I really am loving his play more and more as this season progresses.

[XUFan09]

I don't know what you want Remy to do. He is pretty far down the list of offensive options. His job on offense is to drive open lanes when they become available and shoot threes. Anything more than that and he is doing too much.

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[BMoreX]

Edmond not playing today, per Goodman.

[bjf123]

Edmond not playing today, per Goodman.

No surprise there.


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[LA Muskie]

Fing hotel room doesn't have FS1...


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[GoMuskies]

X -5 today. Seems higher than it should be given Edmund's injury. Lines like this are usually a good sign.

[THRILLHOUSE]

I think if Jalen and Farr can stay out of foul trouble, and if Austin and Myles can manage the game at the point, X will win. Butler is playing their 3rd game of the week, will be interesting to see if fatigue can play a factor (though their Monday tilt vs IUPUI wasn't much of a game, so probably just wishful thinking on my end)

[THRILLHOUSE]

and tipoff has been moved to 1:12 PM.

[THRILLHOUSE]

Mack going with a big lineup, which makes sense against Butler:

Rick Broering ‏@musketeerreport 2m2 minutes ago
Xavier going big to start against Butler: Davis, Abell, Bluiett, Reynolds and Farr.

and Butler going with a new lineup as well:

Rick Broering ‏@musketeerreport 25s25 seconds ago
Butler starting: Jones, Gathers, Martin, Etherington and Wideman - No Dunham.

[GoMuskies]

I have to watch from the car on Fox Sports Go from about Columbia, MO through about Olathe, KS. Here's hoping cell signals are strong enough to support my needs.

[BMoreX]

Terrible play by SHU.

[Jesuit4Life]

Fing hotel room doesn't have FS1...


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In case you're without FOXSportsGo too...

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VLC media player (http://www.videolan.org/) is recommended for streaming, but you should be able to use other media apps and possibly your browser.
1. Copy the stream URL (Right-click, "Copy link address" etc.)
2. Install VLC and open
3. Go to "Media" tab and click "Open Network Stream..."
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[sirthought]

I can no longer seem to get those VLC streams to stream reliably for me. Not sure what the issue is.

[Blue Blooded-05]

Pick n roll looks open early

[GoMuskies]

FSGo works fine out here in the middle of nowhere. Good to know.

[homogeneous weasel]

Anyone know of a good place to catch the game in Nashville? We're driving through, and are looking to stop for lunch and to watch the second half.

[X Factor]

It would be nice if Farr and Reynolds didn't turn it over every time they get a post touch.

[Blue Blooded-05]

Remy looking strong early. Need a big game from him on both ends

[XfansinKy]

That's the Abell I been waiting on!

[sirthought]

Macura is so close. Needs better decisions.

[BMoreX]

That Jalen three was fire.

[GoMuskies]

Jalen's pretty tough to guard if he's hitting 3s. I'm guessing Butler is happy to let him have as many of those as he wants, though.

[X Factor]

Farr and Reynolds are turnovers waiting to happen.

[Jesuit4Life]

https://twitter.com/FS1/status/683357287663063040

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[GoMuskies]

We were due a hot Kellen Dunham. We've avoided it too many times. Luck was bound to run out.

[mistabeecee41]

Can we have Quentin Goodin now? LAJ just can't seem to turn the corner.

[Blue Blooded-05]

Nice little run we're on with LAJ and Gates in the lineup!

[GoMuskies]

Well-played, entertaining first half.

[Blue Blooded-05]

Beautiful out of bounds play to end the half!

[GoMuskies]

Huge shot!

[Muskeagle]

Not to pick too much....but Jim Jackson isn't very good. A lot of mistakes. A kick ball is not a jump ball situation. Just the latest of his missed statements.

[bobbiemcgee]

We were due a hot Kellen Dunham. We've avoided it too many times. Luck was bound to run out.

Yeah, but Remy had a unexpected helluva half

[GreatWhiteNorth]

We need Sumner back asap, LA,Jr. is simply not very good.

[Jesuit4Life]

https://twitter.com/FS1/status/683363242505183232

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[XfansinKy]

That's the Remy we love in Ky!

[MauriceX]

I can no longer seem to get those VLC streams to stream reliably for me. Not sure what the issue is.

Me neither. They work for exactly 30 seconds, and then just stop. It's not buffering or anything. It just stops, like that is all there was to play. I've tried in VLC, MediaGo, and apparently Microsoft's new "Edge" browser can play those types of streams. None of them go longer than 30 seconds.

[X Factor]

We could easily be up 15+ points. If Farr had finished a couple of close looks and had he and Reynolds took care of the ball, we could have pushed the lead out further. Also, LAJ had a coupld of offensive fouls that gave the ball back to Butler.

Oh well, can't complain about being up 10, although I just did. Need to come out and have a great first 4 minutes.

GO MUSKIES!!

[bobbiemcgee]

Remy 5 for 6 14 pts. Really need him to keep it up here.

[XfansinKy]

Our game to lose

[XfansinKy]

How bout using a TO?

[X Factor]

Damnit, c'mon guys!!! Quit turning it over.

[GoMuskies]

Shaky first 4.

[GoMuskies]

Roosevelt Jones is like a better version of CJ Anderson. Funky, effective game.

[paulxu]

They get an 8-0 run off of 4 TO's. Ugh.

Come on Muskies!

[paulxu]

We were due a hot Kellen Dunham. We've avoided it too many times. Luck was bound to run out.

I'm going to blame you if he makes anymore.

[bjf123]

Roosevelt Jones is like a better version of CJ Anderson. Funky, effective game.

But with a much worse FT shot. It's just strange looking, though effective.


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[GoMuskies]

I'm going to blame you if he makes anymore.

There was no denying today was going to be his day after he hit that touch three as the shot clock ran out.

[X Factor]

We've had so many chances to push this lead out and haven't been able to do it.

[GoMuskies]

We've had so many chances to push this lead out and haven't been able to do it.

Definitely making me nervous. A nice 6 or 8 point run would do us a lot of good about now.

[X Factor]

Farr! Hold on to the ball!

[Blue Blooded-05]

Best 2 minute stretch of LAJ's career. Effective D on Dunham. Grabbed the board and lead the break on the Farr dunk. Set up and dished to Gates for the 3.

[GoMuskies]

Now finish them!

[XfansinKy]

Now finish them!

Yep

[X Factor]

Awesome last 8 minutes guys!! Keep pouring it on!

[GoMuskies]

Sweet response today. Very, very impressive.

[sirthought]

I don't remember Reynolds ever driving like that. Would love to see more! Finish strong!

[Blue Blooded-05]

Remy = Epic

[bobbiemcgee]

Career high for Remy 21 pts. What a game when we needed it. Gates 7/4.

[X Factor]

Great bounce back from Thursday!!! Back on track boys!

[KabeX]

Complete and utter destruction. That's what I call a response!

[XfansinKy]

Can Austin jump a little?

[X Factor]

Kaiser!! 6'8 forward drilling threes!

[X Factor]

Walk on time!

[Xville]

Great rebound win...love it and suck it long and hard butler.

[MauriceX]

Guys... we just put in walk ons against the number 9 team in the country...

Can we just take a minute to think about how far the Xavier program has come?

Edit: Without our starting point guard.

[X Factor]

Kaiser with a very nice 10 and 5 off the bench.

[BMoreX]

The Kaiser 3 to start the run was huge.

[Jesuit4Life]

Great win by a tough team.

https://twitter.com/FakeBlueBlob/status/683380870007386112
Nice.

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[GoMuskies]

Guys... we just put in walk ons against the number 9 team in the country...

Can we just take a minute to think about how far the Xavier program has come?

I remember that time back in '99 when Skip put the walkons in against Kansas in the Great Alaska Shootout.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Austin made a dunk and Burgess scored a point. Nice win vs a top 10 team without Sumner. Go X!

[paulxu]

Love the bounce back from Nova.
Great win and against a ranked opponent.

Nice to be in the BE!

[XMuskieFTW]

Huge rebound from the team. Love what we are seeing from Kaiser and o'mara. Not only is this team special, but the future is very bright. Loved seeing remy step up on offense today. Great all around team win.

[flagship]

Roosevelt Jones is like a better version of CJ Anderson. Funky, effective game.

I thought the same thing, but for Christ sake Jones walks EVERY DAMN TIME he has the ball.

[xukeith]

I know rpi counts more than AP and USA Today.
Where do you think X will fall? I say 9-11.

Butler will be in the 15-17 range.
Seton Hall will be ranked.

X Still #1 in RPI and SOS.

BU is #39

[BMoreX]

Xavier should absolutely still be a top ten team.

[xufan2020]

So Mouthbreather had a decent game, good for him. Better job by Remy running all over the court and chasing him; adding 21 points to boot.
MVP of the game goes to Remy.
Also good showing by Austin and Gates.

[GoMuskies]

I think Butler will free fall in the rankings. Like 21 or 22. Xavier drops to 10 or 11 given the shock value of that Villanova score.

[X Factor]

I know rpi counts more than AP and USA Today.
Where do you think X will fall? I say 9-11.

Butler will be in the 15-17 range.
Seton Hall will be ranked.

X Still #1 in RPI and SOS.

BU is #39

Think X will be ranked 9.

[xudash]

Guys... we just put in walk ons against the number 9 team in the country...

Can we just take a minute to think about how far the Xavier program has come?

Edit: Without our starting point guard.

Nice perspective.

[XUFan09]

So Mouthbreather had a decent game, good for him. Better job by Remy running all over the court and chasing him; adding 21 points to boot.
MVP of the game goes to Remy.
Also good showing by Austin and Gates.
Definitely credit to Remy. It took Dunham 13 shots to get 13 points.

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[XMuskieFTW]

Probably see X and providence 8-10 assuming a providence win today. Nova around 11-12 assuming they win and butler around 18-22.

[X-Fan]

Career high for Remy 21 pts. What a game when we needed it. Gates 7/4.


The Kaiser 3 to start the run was huge.

What a great game from Remy! That was huge! Smart move by Coach Mack to have him be more agressive so that X had someone slashing to the hole.

Big game from Gates as well. With how much Coach is playing him he has to be killing it in practice and it's really starting to show in games. Would be huge if he could be another option for X going forward.

Also liked what I saw from Sean O'Mera yet again. He does a solid job every time he is in the game. Would love to see him get more PT!

Great win fellas!!!!

[Emp]

What a difference two days makes. Holding Butler down and rebounding, impressive!

[UCGRAD4X]

Nice step back from the ledge - seems hard to believe sometimes.

Mack on the postgame saying he wanted Remy to be more aggressive going to the basket. I would have said he has been too aggressive / out-of-control recently. Guess that's why he's the coach and I'm not. Key of the game for sure.

[Caveat]

Huge response game.

Lost in all this was that Jalen Reynolds somehow managed to only pick up 1 foul for the entire game.

[xu82]

Nice step back from the ledge - seems hard to believe sometimes.

Mack on the postgame saying he wanted Remy to be more aggressive going to the basket. I would have said he has been too aggressive / out-of-control recently. Guess that's why he's the coach and I'm not. Key of the game for sure.

I'll bet that is on the long list. :)

Stepping back from the ledge is so true. A lot of people had been saying we needed to step off the ledge, but that's when gravity takes over. That's not what you want!

I was certainly concerned about how they would respond, and couldn't be more thrilled. We might not have won at 'Nova, but it would not have been the nightmare it turned into without the horrible injury experience. (And for what it's worth, I'm sure the intent was a hard foul to send a message, not a ride on a stretcher and a hospital visit.)

[RoseyMuskie]

Prior to Thursday, I think a lot of us would've taken 1-1 this week.

Today showed that Thursday was an anomaly.

And I'm impressed with Gates. His defensive and rebounding potential, in addition to his stroke, are quite high. He has the lateral quickness to be a strong defender.

[oddblob]

just got back from the game. what a statement. larry dunk :jawdrop2:

quality minutes from gates and omara. shit officiating. awesome win.

[X Factor]

I read we've won 15 out of the last 19 against Butler. I'm too lazy to look it up, but that's awesome if true.

[muskieindent]

Thursday is forgotten. Big win today. Abel really stepped up and big game from Gates. Edmund in a concussion . let's hope it's not too many games .

[muskieindent]

Definitely credit to Remy. It took Dunham 13 shots to get 13 points.

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Would be somewhat shocking if we're still ranked ahead of Villanova based on the 30 point margin .I think we'll stay around 10 or 11.

[XU3232]

HUGE bounce back win. 0-2 start would have sucked. So great to see Remy step up and nice to see Kaiser play well. A lot of the guys had very solid games. Get Ed healthy and keep getting better!

[bobbiemcgee]

Probably see X and providence 8-10 assuming a providence win today. Nova around 11-12 assuming they win and butler around 18-22.
And better make room for Seton Hall. 5 in top 25.

[bobbiemcgee]

O'Mara gave us a huge boost coming in cold off the bench when we needed it. Nice job. Gates gaining confidence. Boy can shoot!

[OTRMUSKIE]

Nova will not bypass X in rankings. Honestly X might not drop more than 2 spots if any in the Ap. Coaches poll will prob drop X to 26th

[XfansinKy]

Great for Remy! I was starting to worry about him.

[Xavier]

I think X will drop to 10-11. Anything less than 12 I'd be disappointed.

[bjf123]

I think we're still top 10, maybe at #10. We just beat the #9 team in the country by 19, which should have been 22 if Lewis doesn't make the buzzer beater from 40 feet.


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[chico]

Great win. Pretty much everyone played well and contributed.

But you do have to wonder about a team who gives minutes to Ollie from Hoosiers.

[Snipe]

Guys... we just put in walk ons against the number 9 team in the country...

Can we just take a minute to think about how far the Xavier program has come?

Edit: Without our starting point guard.


I remember that time back in '99 when Skip put the walkons in against Kansas in the Great Alaska Shootout.

I remember that game. It was a game of runs. We started out on a 12-4 run. Then they had a little 107-58 run to take the lead. Games like that sometimes the last team to go on a run is gonna win it. And yes we played our walk-ons.

Luke Axtell was all hat and no cattle. Their last run was a fluke and they were happy to escape with a W.

[xu82]

O'Mara gave us a huge boost coming in cold off the bench when we needed it. Nice job. Gates gaining confidence. Boy can shoot!

A am LOVING the young guys! That's why it's so exciting. This isn't just a bunch of seniors having a run. It's a beautiful blend. Hats off to coach Mack and staff!

[bobbiemcgee]

Great for Temy! I was starting to worry about him.

I would to if I knew who Temy was. lol

[xu82]

I would to if I knew who Temy was. lol

You know, Little Temy....it's a Christmas thing. He's not well. But daddy gets a raise at the end, and a big bird!

(I think. Maybe.)

[bjf123]

Someone gave Little Temy the bird? That's not nice.


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[mid major]

I would to if I knew who Temy was. lol

Teally, you don't know who Temy is?

[Muskie in dayton]

In looking at the box score, everyone got in the game but Sumner and London. Was London there? Hopefully I didn't miss something...

[LA Muskie]

Makinde is "banged up" and day-to-day.


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[D-West & PO-Z]

Just got back to Cbus and havent read any of the thread but as I am sure others have said, awesome game/response after the tough Nova game and without Ed. Remy was huge today and the Gates coming out of nowhere to contribute. Defense was solid and the whole team responded well to get a big home win. I loved it.

[TUclutch]

Voters do take into account injuries. They won't dock X much for the loss without Sumner on the road, and the win over Butler should offset any negative thoughts that some might have from the nova loss. I don't see them dropping lower than 8.

[xu82]

Voters do take into account injuries. They won't dock X much for the loss without Sumner on the road, and the win over Butler should offset any negative thoughts that some might have from the nova loss. I don't see them dropping lower than 8.

Yeah, and that was not just an injury. That was a traumatic emotional funk for an entire team.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Yeah, and that was not just an injury. That was a traumatic emotional funk for an entire team.

Yeah agree, it was terrible.

Got to say glad we have St. Johns and Depaul in our next 2 while Ed is in the concussion protocol. 2 weeks from today we play at Marquette, hopefully he is back and healthy by then.

Have to say I love the way the team responded today though and showed how they could play so good even without Ed, when given time to prep.

[bobbiemcgee]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cVoWRRxxBU


Shannon Russell On Jalen
‏@slrussell

Davis: "We were on the bench like, ‘Please don’t shoot. Please don’t shoot this shot.’" Davis was glad it went in. #Xavier

Mack said if it didn't go down, Jalen would be on the bench.

[xu82]

Great interview... Stupid little thing, but Myles pushing the mic up for Trevon to be heard is a tiny thing veteran leaders do. I love this group.

[xukeith]

Doc's article states Edmund was in his room with his mom watching the game AND under the concussion protocol.

Who is off?

[LA Muskie]

Keith, what's your question? Xavier issued a press release earlier today confirming that Ed is in the protocol.


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[bleedXblue]

Great team effort on all accounts. Loved Remy's aggressiveness particularly in the first half. Jalen played a complete game today. 13/8 go a long, long way. Larry brought exactly what was needed out of him. Great to see Kaiser knock down a couple of 3's. The Cintas was rocking!!

[XU-PA]

Would love to know what JP says on the court, I think we could produce one hell of a podcast. #MicUpMacura

[spursy]

The Boys stepped up today. I actually found myself wanting kaiser and Larry back on the court. And Remy to shoot. Love this team.
Not to be negative, and I know he was hurt today, but I'm waiting to see makinde contribute. Thought he'd be a bigger player this season but has been nonexistent. Hope he turns it around and puts in the effort in practice. He's too talented to let it go to waste.

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[xu82]

The Boys stepped up today. I actually found myself wanting kaiser and Larry back on the court. And Remy to shoot. Love this team.
Not to be negative, and I know he was hurt today, but I'm waiting to see makinde contribute. Thought he'd be a bigger player this season but has been nonexistent. Hope he turns it around and puts in the effort in practice. He's too talented to let it go to waste.

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Makinde has not been nonexistent. Out this game, but he's been mixing it up, and looks pretty good.

[Olsingledigit]

Makinde has not been nonexistent. Out this game, but he's been mixing it up, and looks pretty good.

Was Makinde even dressed or on the bench? We sit six rows behind the bench and weren't sure we could find him?

[muethibp]

The Boys stepped up today. I actually found myself wanting kaiser and Larry back on the court. And Remy to shoot. Love this team.
Not to be negative, and I know he was hurt today, but I'm waiting to see makinde contribute. Thought he'd be a bigger player this season but has been nonexistent. Hope he turns it around and puts in the effort in practice. He's too talented to let it go to waste.

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Kaiser was really good today.

[bleedXblue]

He was in blue shorts and a blue warm up jacket (I think). He was there, but was held out of the game due to being banged up a bit. I have no idea what's ailing him and when he may return. Sounds like it's pretty minor whatever it is.

[JEHARDI]

The Boys stepped up today. I actually found myself wanting kaiser and Larry back on the court. And Remy to shoot. Love this team.
Not to be negative, and I know he was hurt today, but I'm waiting to see makinde contribute. Thought he'd be a bigger player this season but has been nonexistent. Hope he turns it around and puts in the effort in practice. He's too talented to let it go to waste

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He played well in Orlando and has been impressive when he has played, shows how deep this team is.

[paulxu]

I don't want to make a big deal about this, and I was happy to see Mack address how well Gates played in his press conference.

But...against a team like Butler...for a freshman to come in and give us 10/5 in 12 minutes is really an accomplishment.
Farr and Reynolds had nothing comparable in their first years.

I hope it wasn't an anomaly, and that Gates can continue to produce like that, and play some good D. It really would take some pressure off our big guys with that kind of backup along with O'Mara.

[xudash]

I don't want to make a big deal about this, and I was happy to see Mack address how well Gates played in his press conference.

But...against a team like Butler...for a freshman to come in and give us 10/5 in 12 minutes is really an accomplishment.
Farr and Reynolds had nothing comparable in their first years.

I hope it wasn't an anomaly, and that Gates can continue to produce like that, and play some good D. It really would take some pressure off our big guys with that kind of backup along with O'Mara.

With all due love and respect to all our players, we're now recruiting at the BE level. Gates. Trevon. JP.

I don't believe anomaly has anything to do with it.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Fox Sports Live leads off with XU/Butler and follows with Providence/St. Johns, then Nova/Creighton. About time they lead their signature show with BE basketball.

[Cheesehead]

He was in blue shorts and a blue warm up jacket (I think). He was there, but was held out of the game due to being banged up a bit. I have no idea what's ailing him and when he may return. Sounds like it's pretty minor whatever it is.

Sore back

[xudash]

BTW, regarding ESPN bias and all that, the scroll at the bottom of the screen for THE LEAD is featuring XAVIER BLOWS OUT BUTLER, or something to that effect.

[-->X<--]

Fox Sports Live leads off with XU/Butler and follows with Providence/St. Johns, then Nova/Creighton. About time they lead their signature show with BE basketball.

Amen! What a gratifying win it was, too. You learn a lot about a team based upon how they respond following a tough blow. It's a long season; thrilled to see our guys get back on track so quickly, even at less than 100%.

[UCGRAD4X]

Amen! What a gratifying win it was, too. You learn a lot about a team based upon how they respond following a tough blow. It's a long season; thrilled to see our guys get back on track so quickly, even at less than 100%.

-->X<-- (did I get that right?) :munch:

What I found most satisfying - other than the fact that Ed will not only be ok, but that they can dispatch the #9 team in the nation without him - is that the players that stepped up were not the next "big name players" (i.e. Trevon, Jalen, Farr). If we go back to the 'indispensable' thread - it is the also-rans in poll that stepped up. THAT is the sign of not just a great team, but a great program.

(Just to be clear - I an NOT interested in reviving that particular thread)

[Olsingledigit]

With all due love and respect to all our players, we're now recruiting at the BE level. Gates. Trevon. JP.

I don't believe anomaly has anything to do with it.
Many pre-season write-ups on X suggested that Gates would be a contributor this year. Perhaps they were right. Sure love what I a m seeing currently. He is a big kid and very talented.

[markchal]

Loved seeing big games from Remy and Gates. I do think JP has been in a funk lately. Seems hesitant to shoot at times and hasn't been making great decisions. I like his hustle this year and once his shooting comes back, he gives us such a good boost from the bench.

[Fireball]

Loved seeing big games from Remy and Gates. I do think JP has been in a funk lately. Seems hesitant to shoot at times and hasn't been making great decisions. I like his hustle this year and once his shooting comes back, he gives us such a good boost from the bench.
I thought that Larry played his best game also, which is especially good to see, because he really has been a disappointment for most of the season.

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[JAPER]

Distilled points of this games: Xavier intensity unmatched. Butler's defense was a sieve. Happy New Year!

[Masterofreality]

Let me repeat.

X- 16-4 in last 20 games vs Butler. #Rented Mule

[Masterofreality]

By the way. There is a Warranty Deed of ownership recorded in Hamilton County. Owner: Remy Abell, Property Description: Kellen "Mouthbreather" Dunham.

[Masterofreality]

One last thing. I said this at the game yesterday and after watching the replay, I'll say it again- the officiating crew yesterday was outstanding- especially Ed Corbett, who, I think, is one of the absolute best. Gary Prager is solid as well, and although Anderson got a bit whistle happy in the 2nd half, he did a decent job.

There were a couple of times in the game where a lesser official may have called a T or another violation, but. Corbett just settled the troops, had conversations with the players and coaches involved and made the right calls. I have always appreciated the good refs, who do the job right. No one is perfect and Corbett has missed a few in his career, but by and large, I want that guy on the court when my team is playing.

[OTRMUSKIE]

From the top of the rafters the refs sucked but it's hard to really see from up there

[Backyard Champ]

It really astonishes me how much Butler gets away with moving screens and grabs away from the ball. Actually, I thought the refs were pretty bad. Some really inconsistent calls. Can't remember who it was on, but I think they called a horrible over the back call on Myles Davis in the second half. Also thought the fast break offensive foul call on Larry Austin was bad. It goes both ways though, as I thought there were a few bad calls on Butler as well.

I guess in the sense that they didn't give one team an advantage over the other, they were good.

[Masterofreality]

It really astonishes me how much Butler gets away with moving screens and grabs away from the ball. Actually, I thought the refs were pretty bad. Some really inconsistent calls. Can't remember who it was on, but I think they called a horrible over the back call on Myles Davis in the second half. Also thought the fast break offensive foul call on Larry Austin was bad. It goes both ways though, as I thought there were a few bad calls on Butler as well.

I guess in the sense that they didn't give one team an advantage over the other, they were good.

All the crap calls were made by Anderson. The Myles call was good. He used his off arm to launch himself up over the Butler guy. Sneaky, an Old Mans basketball move, but a foul.

[MauriceX]

The most frustrating call I've been having to deal with this year is the hooking call. In the Butler game, there were multiple hooks that were not called. And they were 100% obvious, even with how the officials were positioned. They were also not calling obvious instances of hooking in the UC game I believe. But then in our game against Wake, I think we got called for hooking 3 or 4 times. (They were all hooking, so I don't have a problem with those calls individually, I just wish it was more consistently called from game to game)

I could see this being a "point of emphasis" for the rules committee in coming years. Try to get all of the crews calling it consistently, because right now there are not. Just my opinion.

[bleedXblue]

I thought the foul call on Austin Jr.'s break away was one of worst calls I've seen in a long, long time.

[Juice]

I thought the foul call on Austin Jr.'s break away was one of worst calls I've seen in a long, long time.

It was bad. Lewis was using his body to keep LAJ from getting to the hoop and LAJ pushed him off. Both were fouls, but one happened first and the second happened because of the first.

[Strange Brew]

Just had a chance to watch the game. What Jalen did to Crabs was just flat out mean....And I loved every second of it. :)

[bobbiemcgee]

I loved Tre's reverse layup. I would have been in traction.

[GoMuskies]

I thought the foul call on Austin Jr.'s break away was one of worst calls I've seen in a long, long time.

I thought LAJ pushed off, but he the push was so ineffective that he actually got his shot blocked by the guy he pushed. So it was definitely a bit weak.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Thought I had it recorded but guess I didnt, havent seen the full game posted anywhere, anyone know if it is posted in full anywhere?

[maketewahXalum]

This may have been brought up already, but did not feel like sifting through the entire thread. However, one of my biggest takeaways from this game was how much better this team can be when Jalen Reynolds stays out of foul trouble. Against Butler, Jalen logged 28 minutes of play, by far his highest total of the season, not counting the Miami game where he played 31 minutes.

Starting with the Orlando Tournament, Jalen has logged more than 20 minutes in just 3 of the 10 games. Luckily, Farr has been outstanding and has filled in for Jalen exceptionally, so it hasn't been an issue. But it will (and has) provide(d) the team with such a major advantage to have him and Farr combine for about 50 minutes per game. Most teams just do not have an answer in the post to compete down low, when both can play for that amount of time. While Farr certainly gets his fair share of fouls, it hasn't been near the problem it has been with Jalen.

Just my observation, while probably obvious, from the Butler game. Let's hope he can continue staying out of foul trouble, like we saw on Saturday.