Game Thread: Xavier v DePaul University (2/28/2024)

[paulxu]

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CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 13-14 overall and 7-9 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the DePaul University Blue Demons, 3-24 overall and 0-16 in the BIG EAST, on Wednesday night at Cintas Center. Xavier graduate student Quincy Olivari, who is second in the BIG EAST in scoring (18.9 ppg.), enters the DePaul game just two points shy of 2,000 for his collegiate career. He scored a career-high 43 points in the first meeting in Chicago on Feb. 3.

Xavier will represent the Cincinnati Lion Tamers and DePaul the Savoy Big 5 in keeping with the BIG EAST's commitment to BE the Change. For the third straight year, the conference is celebrating Black History Month with a partnership with the Black Fives Foundation, whose mission is to honor the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (13-14, 7-9 BIG EAST)
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY BLUE DEMONS (3-24, 0-16 BIG EAST)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28, 2024 AT 7:00 P.M. ET
CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS

Television: FS2 with play-by-play from Connor Onion and analysis from
Nick Bahe.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) analysis from XU all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88). XU broadcast is also on the Varsity Network and on SXM.

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

[muskiefan82]

Must win games are when you are fighting for post season position. This is more of a must not lose game just to not be the team that lost to DePaul

[Xville]

Went big with nzeh like I asked for three games ago… see how it goes against DePaul

[XUBison]

2,000 for Q. Good for him.

[Three Point Pete]

And the Oscar goes to....

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[atljar]

Whelp pretty clear who is in Miller's doghouse. Gytis still rocking the warm-ups

[Three Point Pete]

I'm thinking if Ciani was hurt, we will need to play Lazar again.

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[XUGRAD80]

Getting out rebounded 21-18 at the half. I don’t think I’d like to be in the locker room right about now.

[GoMuskies]

Wow, this game thread.

[Strange Brew]

Catch the fever!

[Xville]

DePaul can sure make you feel good about yourself.

[American X]

If we get more NIL money, can we get more games against DePaul?

[Xville]

Hope des is ok. X has been hit with the injury bug enough for a few seasons

[Three Point Pete]

DePaul can sure make you feel good about yourself.Shooting 50% makes you feel great

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[Blue Blooded-05]

Kenny Powers from deep!!!

[Strange Brew]

Kenny Powers from deep!!!

Colbert for 3!

[XUBison]

Thank God we’re not DePaul.

[XUGRAD80]

Hope des is ok. X has been hit with the injury bug enough for a few seasons

In post game Miller said that he had a sprained ankle last week and they thought he had aggravated it, would know more tomorrow. Didn’t see any reason to put him back in the game. Thinks Ciani has a heel injury.

[Xville]

In post game Miller said that he had a sprained ankle last week and they thought he had aggravated it, would know more tomorrow. Didn’t see any reason to put him back in the game. Thinks Ciani has a heel injury.

Thanks!

[Three Point Pete]

I can't recall last time that Xavier played 11 in BE game.

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[paulxu]

Streak !

[Xavier]

First time all conference I saw a big seal the lane for an easy drive last night. (Nzeh on a Claude drive). That was a staple for the team last year that our bigs haven’t figured out how to do

[muskieindent]

I think Quincy would love to play Depaul again. If Miller had left him in he may have gotten up to 40 again That was as good a 15 minutes as I've ever seen

[XUMIOH12]

DePaul is really bad

[drudy23]

DePaul is really bad

Really, really bad.

[GoMuskies]

And yet they still spanked Louisville!

[UCGRAD4X]

First time all conference I saw a big seal the lane for an easy drive last night. (Nzeh on a Claude drive). That was a staple for the team last year that our bigs haven’t figured out how to do

I remember the play and thinking the same thing. Where the hell has that been all year?
I think it was Providence (and others) that did this at will against X.


DePaul is really bad

Noting the miniscule thread on this game - every positive of this game is mitigated with..."but, it's against DePaul...so..."

[bjf123]

Noting the miniscule thread on this game - every positive of this game is mitigated with..."but, it's against DePaul...so..."

Don’t know about anyone else, but I couldn’t get the site to load during the game last night.


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[Xville]

Don’t know about anyone else, but I couldn’t get the site to load during the game last night.


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I have definitely had that issue at different times throughout the last week or so.

[Xavier]

Site hasn’t worked for me the last couple days

[noteggs]

Don’t know about anyone else, but I couldn’t get the site to load during the game last night.


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Same. Thought it was a Cintas thing…

[X-band '01]

Site hasn’t worked for me the last couple days

If you are on a conventional PC like me, the site didn't work. Yet some folks were still able to get on (Xville, Xuperman, Lou) probably because they were on Tapatalk or some other media. My condolences to everyone who had to read Lou's tripe this week.

I was joking with one other poster off the board that something serious was imminent behind closed doors. Thankfully not the case (yet, anyway).