Cincinnati Enquirer 10 mins ago
Takeaways: Patience, positivity pay off for Xavier in a road win over Providence
When Xavier was in the midst of a six-game losing streak with its postseason dreams on life support, the Musketeers stayed patient and positive
Banners On The Parkway 16 hours ago
Xavier Grabs 75-61 Road Win Over Providence: Recap
Xavier won their second in row, having arguably their best half all season in the second half against Providence. Xavier started the game by feeding the post relentlessly, and it paid off as they got out to an early 6-5 lead with just over four minutes gone in the game. However, an 8-0 run by Providence gave them an 11-6 lead before a Ryan Welage three cut it to 11-9. Providence immediately answered with a three of their own, and led 14-9 with 11:56 left in the first half. Xavier made it a one-point game when Naji Marshall hit a shot in the lane, and the score was 19-18 Providence with...
Cincinnati Enquirer 19 hours ago
Scouting report: Xavier's pivotal 2-game road trip starts Saturday at Providence
A rundown of Xaviers road trip Saturday to Providence. The Musketeers are 1-6 this season on the road
Cincinnati Enquirer 20 hours ago
Live updates | Xavier faces Providence in a crucial road test
Follow along live as Xavier takes on Providence in a crucial road game for the Musketeers
Banners On The Parkway Feb 14, 2019
Xavier wins, world seems better
Finally, the Musketeers and their fans wake up on the winning side. When I woke up this morning the sun was shining and birds were singing. That’s not allegorical, it’s the genuine truth. A February day in NE Ohio is going to approach 50 degrees, and my little girl who had a 102 degree fever last night woke up with nothing more than a stuffy nose. All of this because the Xavier Musketeers snapped a six game losing streak and won in exciting fashion.* A large portion of the Xavier fanbase and even some former players had questioned this current squad’s heart and hustle in the preceding...
Cincinnati Enquirer Feb 14, 2019
Positives for the future, still work to be done in Xavier Musketeers' win over Creighton
It wasnt a perfect performance, but there were some strong positives to takeaway from Xaviers OT win over Creighton Wednesday night
Banners On The Parkway Feb 13, 2019
Xavier Snaps Losing Streak, Downing Creighton 64-61 in OT: Recap
The game started off fast, with a combined three made three-pointers. Xavier wasn’t quite able to keep pace though, and Creighton led 10-7 with 16:31 left in the first half. Xavier was able to take the lead however, when Tyrique Jones scored a layup and drew the foul to put the Musketeers up 11-10 with 15:48 in the first half. It continued to be a tight game, as neither team were able to gain ground. It was a one-point contest, with Xavier leading 20-19, with 11:27 left in the first half. Xavier was able to gain a little bit of separation, but still not a lot, over the next four minutes...
Cincinnati Enquirer Feb 13, 2019
PHOTOS: Creighton at Xavier, Feb. 13
The Xavier Musketeers hosted the Creighton Bluejays on Wednesday, Feb. 13.
Cincinnati Enquirer Feb 13, 2019
Live updates | Creighton leads Xavier early in the first half
Follow the action live as Xavier hosts Creighton Wednesday night with the Musketeers in search of their first win in a month
Cincinnati Enquirer Feb 12, 2019
Scouting report: Xavier, stuck in a 6-game losing streak, hosts Creighton Wednesday
Xavier just lost 10 days ago to Creighton by 22 points. The Musketeers host the Bluejays Wednesday night riding a six-game losing streak
Banners On The Parkway Feb 11, 2019
Sunday Conversation is watching a tired team
Fatigue, bad defense, and a stagnant offense add up to losing to DePaul. Our weekly talk about the Musketeers starts out pessimistic and heads downhill from there. In that regard, it closely mirrors Xavier’s season. Brad: Grim. From here on out there are no games that Xavier should win. Last night, the team just collapsed, again, got basically nothing from non-rotation players, again, and turned the ball over way too much, again. It’s the same old things over and over and they aren’t getting better. This is a bad team. Joel: It’s sadly predictable. The top end talent is there to...
Cincinnati Enquirer Feb 9, 2019
VIDEO: Xavier loses its sixth straight
Xavier head coach Travis Steele on his teams loss to DePaul Saturday night, the sixth in a row for the Musketeers
Banners On The Parkway Feb 9, 2019
Xavier v. DePaul: Preview, matchups, keys to the game.
Xavier’s last best chance for a win. It says something about both programs that in this, the worst Xavier season in a long time, the Musketeers are still better than DePaul. If you are a believer in Ken Pomeroy and his data driven method for setting odds of winning, this is the last game Xavier can expect to win this year. That they can expect to win it at all speaks to just how moribund the Blue Demons program is. That’s not to say that DePaul is awful, because they aren’t, at least not compared to where they have been. The Blue Demons are 4-6 in the Big East and 115th nationally....
Cincinnati Enquirer Feb 8, 2019
Scouting report: Xavier hosts DePaul in an attempt to end 5-game losing streak
Xavier is looking to win its first game in nearly a month. Heres a breakdown of what the Musketeers must do to win.
Banners On The Parkway Feb 7, 2019
The Emergence of Paul Scruggs
The star of this Xavier team has turned out to be its sophomore guard. Without looking, which Xavier player leads the Big East in minutes in conference play? It’s the same one who is 14th in assist rate and 13th in turnover rate over that span. If you looked at the title of this article, you know that player is Paul Scruggs. Scruggs was a nice player last year. He came on as the year progressed, eventually averaging 16.8 minutes for the first one seed in Xavier’s program history. Scrugss averaged 4.9/2.0/1.7 and showed little glimpses, 15 points against Providence, 11 against Florida...
