Game Thread: Xavier v Florida (11/24/2022)

[paulxu]

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THE MATCHUP

RV/RV XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (3-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GATORS (3-1, 0-0 SEC)
THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 2022 AT 2:30 P.M. PST (5:30 P.M. ET)
at VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM IN PORTLAND, OREGON

TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: ESPN2 with play by-play from Doug Sherman and analysis from Cory Alexander.
Radio: 700 WLW with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from XU all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88). The broadcast is also available on Sirius XM channel 387 and channel 977 on the XSM App.

Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com (http://statbroadcast.com/) and fan stats at GoXavier.com (https://goxavier.com/).

[GoMuskies]

X -1.5

[Xville]

X -1.5

Hitting that hard like Kate upton.

[American X]

X -1.5

These teams seem pretty evenly matched. Xavier scores a little better and Florida defends a little better. Xavier's first game away from home, but Florida already has a road win.

[UCGRAD4X]

Hitting that hard like Kate upton.

Kate is betting on the Musketeers. Good enough for me.

[Xuperman]

Kate is betting on the Musketeers. Good enough for me.

Swing...and a miss.

[Xuperman]

Just realized that if X doesn't get the W today, there is a very good possibility that we end up with zero Q1, Q2 or Q3 OOC wins. Even if we beat the Gators, it will depend on them and WVU for any possibilities.

[X-band '01]

Oregon State clearly didn't get the memo they were supposed to roll over for Duke.

[noteggs]

Was a heck of a game tho! Just glad it didn’t go OT.

[X-band '01]

I would have had no problem with that game going OT or longer.

[X-band '01]

Now if Villanova and Iowa State go OT, I won't be as happy.

[GoMuskies]

Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[X Factor]

Ok this sucks!!! Is it going to be on another channel?

[X-band '01]

Meanwhile, Florida scored the first 5 points and Xavier answers with a 12-0 run.

[GoMuskies]

I hate Villanova.

[X-band '01]

Starters: Boum/Jones/Kunkel/Nunge/Freemantle

[noteggs]

I hate Villanova.

Even when they are starting to suck…they suck

[Xuperman]

Just turn on some Byron and Joe.

[Xuperman]

Hunter? and !

[noteggs]

Please bring back the split screen!

[Xville]

Interior d sucks again. Really need some beef down there

[GoMuskies]

We are not playing goodly.

[Xuperman]

This is not fun to watch.

[GoMuskies]

Defense is kinda shitty.

[Xville]

Some really garbage defense. This is painful

[X Factor]

Defensive awareness is non-existent

[Xuperman]

We have missed BOTH front ends from the line!

[X Factor]

What is Colby doing?

[Blue Blooded-05]

Who is this clown color analyst? I didn’t step away from my Thanksgiving dinner to hear you gloat about your playing days from 30 years ago and hear you pronounce us Egg-zavier

[Xville]

Six straight trips down that Florida has scored. Atrocious defense… instead of barking, they should meow. No excuse to lose to this Florida team. Not even a top half sec team. They better wake the f up

[X-band '01]

That changed quickly with Boum's heads up steal and potential and-1.

[Xville]

Alright, they woke the hell up

[GoMuskies]

Boum is a stud!

[X-band '01]

No truth to the rumor that Kowacie Reeves was suspended for cutting off one of the best hairdos known to man.

[X Factor]

Thank you Souley!

[STL_XUfan]

We won the halftime contest despite me drinking with the contestant since 10:30am. Xavier by 100

[GoMuskies]

We are sucking.

[X Factor]

Why dont our bigs EVER help on the driver?

Other guys need to step up besides Boum

[X Factor]

I thought Colby was a defensive stopper? He's playing lazy

[X-band '01]

Those missed bunnies are going to kill Florida.

[GoMuskies]

Some foetunate bounces and great shooting!

[X Factor]

Des! Big shot from the frosh

[X-band '01]

Is that true? Amy Miller's birthday?

Many happy returns if so.

[bjf123]

Is Walton perpetually high?


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[X-band '01]

Bill Walton is a national treasure.

[Xuperman]

This is the F'ing WORST game broadcast of all time. It's a game not a comedy skit.

[X Factor]

Hunter...smh

[KabeX]

Rebound

[Xuperman]

And these assholes will not stop!

[KabeX]

And yes, Bill Walton has to be perpetually high.

[X-band '01]

Another 5-point swing?

[Xuperman]

2 straight buckets by Castleton off O boards!

[Blue Blooded-05]

Did I just hear the announcer say Jones hit his first three of the season when he’s 4 of 5 tonight?

[X-band '01]

They're higher than Bill Walton. And not in a good way.

[Blue Blooded-05]

He literally just hit a three the previous trip down the floor not 40 seconds prior

[Xuperman]

I can't believe how bad the one announcer SUCKS!!

[GoMuskies]

We're going to be amazing if Colby is hitting threes.

[Xuperman]

He literally just hit a three the previous trip down the floor not 40 seconds prior

Because he is spending all his focus trying to be a funny man.

[GoMuskies]

Choking. C'mon.

[GoMuskies]

We are so dumb as a team.

[KabeX]

3 on Castleton - go right at him

[GoMuskies]

Great finish so far.

[X-band '01]

Even a weird over-and-back shouldn't harm Xavier now.

[GoMuskies]

Beat Dook!

[Xville]

Great finish.. I’ll take it. Nothing spectacular but a win is a win

[GoMuskies]

How stupid to foul there?!? Jesus

[KabeX]

Not over yet

[GoMuskies]

Not over yet

Over!

[KabeX]

Sweet. Duke. Revenge.

[X-band '01]

Xavier is now assured of not having to play in the Chiles Center on Sunday. Duke and whoever follows will only make the schedule failproof this weekend.

[X-band '01]

Sweet. Duke. Revenge.

Can you really believe it's the first time since 2004 since they've met? I had a nightmare they played in New Jersey one year.

[Blue Blooded-05]

We are so dumb as a team.

To me, the “dumb” you speak of is lazy passes. We got lucky twice when they had an uncontested break away and missed a dunk and a layup. Both times we rebounded and hit a transition three. That’s a 10 point swing.

Lazy passes were a hallmark of the Steele era that is still holding over into this year. I have faith Miller will fix it.

[whopper]

am i nuts or were the 3 possessions where we made horrible turnovers, that the stole then blew the layups, then we came back to hit 3 3s((2 Colby, 1 Claude) were the entire margin of our victory? I would not count on that happening again. Cant wait to see how we do against Duke. Boum and Kunkel are.a force and Jack and Zach are fine up front although in the last second of the game Zach had his eigth turnover!!

[N67ER]

To me, the “dumb” you speak of is lazy passes. We got lucky twice when they had an uncontested break away and missed a dunk and a layup. Both times we rebounded and hit a transition three. That’s a 10 point swing.

Lazy passes were a hallmark of the Steele era that is still holding over into this year. I have faith Miller will fix it.

Agree 100%

[GreatWhiteNorth]

I am impressed with the foul advantage and the 50% 3pt shooting. Just looking at the numbers, X deserves the WIN. Congrats to coach Miller and the team.

[Xuperman]

Lazy passes? That late inbound TO by Freemantle was a sick combination of lazy and horrifically STUPID!

[paulxu]

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[GoMuskies]

What time tomorrow?

[SM#24]

am i nuts or were the 3 possessions where we made horrible turnovers, that the stole then blew the layups, then we came back to hit 3 3s((2 Colby, 1 Claude) were the entire margin of our victory? I would not count on that happening again. Cant wait to see how we do against Duke. Boum and Kunkel are.a force and Jack and Zach are fine up front although in the last second of the game Zach had his eigth turnover!!

We were laughing about that in our house to the point I was encouraging our guys to throw it to Florida. For the most part, that was our most effective offense.

[SM#24]

what time tomorrow?
3:30 (et) espn

[KabeX]

Can you really believe it's the first time since 2004 since they've met? I had a nightmare they played in New Jersey one year.

They met once since in 2008 (and it wasn't pretty).

[XUGRAD80]

Solid win and much needed, but I’ve got a feeling that defense will be a problem all year. They sure can score the ball, but getting stops is certainly a problem. Can’t just rely on the other teams to miss layups and open shots on a regular basis. Might be time to start thinking about a different defensive scheme? Maybe throw a zone in from time to time?

Man I sure do want X to beat Duke.

[KabeX]

No one thinks we win tomorrow (except us of course). But I want to see toughness. Sean Miller toughness. And yes, defense will be an issue against Duke. Too many options. Just be tough every possession and we'll see what happens.

[xukeith]

Can you really believe it's the first time since 2004 since they've met? I had a nightmare they played in New Jersey one year.

X met Duke again in New York a couple years back. I believe Holloway was on the team. X got rolled. Revenge tomorrow

[Xville]

X met Duke again in New York a couple years back. I believe Holloway was on the team. X got rolled. Revenge tomorrow

There was a lot of sarcasm there.. everyone knows what happened that day, we just choose to believe it was a dream. Game was over about two minutes in.

[SM#24]

Can you really believe it's the first time since 2004 since they've met? I had a nightmare they played in New Jersey one year.


They met once since in 2008 (and it wasn't pretty).


X met Duke again in New York a couple years back. I believe Holloway was on the team. X got rolled. Revenge tomorrow

That’s the NJ nightmare X-Band refers to. It was ugly, (31) in first half. Redford hit a couple late 3s in the 2nd half to make it a respectable (18). Jon Scheyer led Duke with 23 (9-11 shooting).

[Jumpin_Jamal_Forever]

Solid win and much needed, but I’ve got a feeling that defense will be a problem all year. They sure can score the ball, but getting stops is certainly a problem. Can’t just rely on the other teams to miss layups and open shots on a regular basis. Might be time to start thinking about a different defensive scheme? Maybe throw a zone in from time to time?

Man I sure do want X to beat Duke.

Despite Miller's demonstrative emphasis on defense, we continue to have issues. Tonight Fla. missed a bunch of open looks down the stretch. We were a bit lucky in those last few minutes. Fatigue tomorrow may cause our defense to suffer further. Tonight's lazy passes could re-surface tomorrow if we're tired. Need better quality minutes from Tandy, Miles and Hunter than we saw tonight.

Continue to be impressed with Claude's improving play but a six-man rotation won't cut it tomorrow or down the stretch later this season.

[KabeX]

That’s the NJ nightmare X-Band refers to. It was ugly, (31) in first half. Redford hit a couple late 3s in the 2nd half to make it a respectable (18). Jon Scheyer led Duke with 23 (9-11 shooting).

https://goxavier.com/sports/mens-basketball/opponent-history/duke-university/34

[muskiefan82]

Did florida really shoot 20 more shots than X? 79 to 59? Wow.

[xukeith]

I think I saw 3 plays where X was playing impressive defense today.

If X beats Duke and meets Gonzaga in the final, first catholic school to score 130 wins. Top offenses.

[JTG]

I heard someone on a national network show last week that Duke's new coach does not get the Coach K whistle from the refs. So at least it should be 5 on 5 tomorrow.

[paulxu]

This looks like a Miller team in one respect: we took 20 FT's and made 14; they only took 8.

[xukeith]

I heard someone on a national network show last week that Duke's new coach does not get the Coach K whistle from the refs. So at least it should be 5 on 5 tomorrow.

Yeah right. Normally vs Duke it 5 on 8.

Tomorrow X will have to do with likely 5 on 6.

[noteggs]

We're going to be amazing if Colby is hitting threes.

Just getting back to thread and agree. After recorded version, did they actually say this was Colby’s first 3 even tho he was 4 of 5? Probably has been pointed out earlier but just catching up.

[noteggs]

Another thing, those who questioned Boum’s toughness for BE play? I think he’ll be fine.

[Xavier]

We won’t turn into a good defensive team. You can win without being good on defense but the horrible turn overs won’t help. Just glad we won because I think Oregon state would’ve been tougher than we thought.

[Backyard Champ]

Just getting back to thread and agree. After recorded version, did they actually say this was Colby’s first 3 even tho he was 4 of 5? Probably has been pointed out earlier but just catching up.

Espn broadcasters suck. Late in nova game, as Iowa state was about to inbounds the ball from the sideline: “now, he can’t run the floor here, right?”

Thank the Lord we don’t have to rely on espn for our games.

[xukeith]

Espn broadcasters suck. Late in nova game, as Iowa state was about to inbounds the ball from the sideline: “now, he can’t run the floor here, right?”

Thank the Lord we don’t have to rely on espn for our games.

I have Joe and Byron for my audio

[D-West & PO-Z]

Can you really believe it's the first time since 2004 since they've met? I had a nightmare they played in New Jersey one year.

So weird, I had that same nightmare! I dreamt I was there and their current head coach crushed us. Thank goodness I know that didn't really happen. Just a nightmare!!

[D-West & PO-Z]

They met once since in 2008 (and it wasn't pretty).

No they didn't. :secret:

[D-West & PO-Z]

Espn broadcasters suck. Late in nova game, as Iowa state was about to inbounds the ball from the sideline: “now, he can’t run the floor here, right?”

Thank the Lord we don’t have to rely on espn for our games.

While I agree they mostly suck and I think Fox is better, Fox does have literally the worst analyst in all of sports in Dickey Simpkins that we have to hear far too often.

[drudy23]

We won.

We get Duke.

Duke is beatable.

3:30pm EST we ride.

[noteggs]

We won.

We get Duke.

Duke is beatable.

3:30pm EST we ride.

Well said!

[XUGRAD80]

I have Joe and Byron for my audio

Me too. The delay between the 2 is sometimes annoying, but overall I’d rather listen to them than any of the TV people.