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Muskie
01-23-2008, 08:34 AM
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Xavier (15-4) vs. Dayton (14-2)
Cintas Center (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Thursday, January 24, 2008
8:00 p.m. EST on CSTV and heard on 700 WLW



The Setting:
The University of Dayton visits the Cintas Center, a place they've never tasted victory. Dayton has not won a game against Xavier in Cincinnati since the Jimmy Carter administration.

Last Game:
Dayton was upset at home by UMASS 82-71. Xavier completed a split of their east coast road swing by beating GW 74-66.

Previous Meeting:
Xavier beat Dayton three times last season. The last victory coming in the A-10 tournament when Senior Justin Doellman score 19 points in the victory. Brian Roberts scored 22 points in the loss for Dayton.

Keys to the Game:
Defense. Xavier did a nice job of limiting Brian Roberts in the A-10 tournament game's 1st half (5 points). They must go with what worked in that game. X must also take advantage of the mismatches in the Dayton lineup. Drew Lavender must get the ball in CJ Anderson's hands early to add some scoring depth. Finally, X must determine early whether they will rely on the three-pointer. An off night from behind the arc could spell doom.


The X-Factor:
Which Josh Duncan will come to play at the Cintas Center? The aggressive scoring machine, or the Josh Duncan that took plays off during the Temple game.

Muskie
01-23-2008, 10:36 AM
No... but i was trying to verify if was indeed on CSTV before i changed it.

Stonebreaker
01-24-2008, 12:10 PM
I'm going to the game, so you guys are on your own tonite. :)

Muskie
01-24-2008, 12:42 PM
Don't worry... I'll be here to pick up the slack!

XUdomer23
01-24-2008, 03:45 PM
X by 4........

toledodan
01-24-2008, 06:15 PM
xavier 87
dayton university 60

kyxu
01-25-2008, 08:48 AM
I posted the re-cap in the Writer's Block forum. Do all of the other administrators have the ability to put it on the front page?