Muskie
01-16-2008, 07:45 PM
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Xavier (14-3) vs. George Washington (5-6)
Charles E. Smith Center (Washington D.C.)
Saturday, January 19, 2008
8:00 p.m. EST on the Fox Sports Ohio and heard on 700 WLW
The Setting:
Xavier travels to the Nation's Capital to take on the Colonials at the Charles E. Smith Center, which seats approximately 5,000.
Last Game:
Xavier struggled with Temple before losing in Philadelphia. GW traveled to Fordham where they fell 66-53.
Previous Meeting:
Xavier and GW last met on February, 10 2007. Stanley Burrell scored 19 points and Brandon Cole added 16 points (a career high) to propel Xavier to a 87-58 win. The Xavier victory snapped GW's 24 home game winning streak.
Keys to the Game:
GW is not far removed from holding conference mate Saint Louis under 30 points at the Smith Center. It's hard to believe GW will be as fortunate against X. However, X must play good perimeter defense and keep GW's Witherspoon from distributing the ball to his teammates. X must also forget the awful offensive game played against Temple and return to what worked for them when closing out the out of conference slate.
The X-Factor:
Xavier must end it's love affair with the 3 when they don't fall. Too many times they've continued to fire away, leaving Josh Duncan and C.J. Anderson open down low.
Xavier (14-3) vs. George Washington (5-6)
Charles E. Smith Center (Washington D.C.)
Saturday, January 19, 2008
8:00 p.m. EST on the Fox Sports Ohio and heard on 700 WLW
The Setting:
Xavier travels to the Nation's Capital to take on the Colonials at the Charles E. Smith Center, which seats approximately 5,000.
Last Game:
Xavier struggled with Temple before losing in Philadelphia. GW traveled to Fordham where they fell 66-53.
Previous Meeting:
Xavier and GW last met on February, 10 2007. Stanley Burrell scored 19 points and Brandon Cole added 16 points (a career high) to propel Xavier to a 87-58 win. The Xavier victory snapped GW's 24 home game winning streak.
Keys to the Game:
GW is not far removed from holding conference mate Saint Louis under 30 points at the Smith Center. It's hard to believe GW will be as fortunate against X. However, X must play good perimeter defense and keep GW's Witherspoon from distributing the ball to his teammates. X must also forget the awful offensive game played against Temple and return to what worked for them when closing out the out of conference slate.
The X-Factor:
Xavier must end it's love affair with the 3 when they don't fall. Too many times they've continued to fire away, leaving Josh Duncan and C.J. Anderson open down low.