Game Thread: Xavier v DePaul University (1/11/2025)

[nickgyp]

Nice to have an enjoyable game! Season not over yet

Concur. DePaul is not very good but it is a road win. There are embers in the ashes. Play hard and be competitive. That’s all.

[XUGRAD80]

Take the win, get on the plane, come home and get ready for the next one. They did what they needed to do.

[Section 200]

Miller's postgame:

1. Happy to win - need to win to keep confidence, just really needed a win
2. Too sloppy at the end, we didn't give all out effort the last 4 minutes - in response to question that defense was good today (Sean didn't like the lob question haha)
3. Freemantle had a good game, Conwell found his way in the 2nd half
4. DePaul wore down today but X too sloppy at the end of game
5. Bench had a nice game, Hunter had a good game - 3 offense rebounds is what we need

[Xuperman]

We just finished watching this riveting Saturday Big East showcase game....and my daughter asked "when was the last time X had a 1 win January?"

I immediately said probably Covid '21. But no....googled and we won all 3. Both '19 and '20 were close....but both teams ended up with January 2 W's.

It may take a home win vs GTown to avoid the "1" this year.

Man, we have really sucked for awhile.

[Xville]

If they can just keep their heads a little bit above water and win at least 2 of the next 5, the rest of the conference schedule is very doable

[bjf123]

If they can just keep their heads a little bit above water and win at least 2 of the next 5, the rest of the conference schedule is very doable

I’ll be thrilled if we can go 2-3 over the next 5.


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[X-band '01]

What was a close game with a 20-17 DePaul lead got completely blown open with a 28-3 Xavier run in about 12-13 minutes. Also helped that Xavier did a much better job on the glass with DePaul going cold at a very inopportune time.

It was a much-needed confindence booster, but now they have to go into rock-fight mode against Villanova. They run a tempo that's slow as molasses and you can't afford empty possessions against them.

[Three Point Pete]

I’ll be thrilled if we can go 2-3 over the next 5.


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FWIW, if our 3 balls hit, then St. John's has a bad day. Also, I believe that Nova and Yukon are winnable at home. I like 3-2!

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