Game Thread: Xavier v DePaul University (1/19/2022)

https://live.staticflickr.com/4074/4...20c62eb9_n.jpgVS.https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...PkpAY&usqp=CAU

THE MATCHUP

NO. 20/20 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (13-3, 3-2 BIG EAST)
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY BLUE DEMONS (10-6, 1-5 BIG EAST)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19, 2022 AT 9 P.M. ET (8 P.M. CT)
WINTRUST ARENA (10,387) IN CHICAGO, ILL.

TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 with pbp from Jeff Levering and analysis from Stephen Bardo.
Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from XU all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88). XU broadcast is also on Sirius (121), XM (202) and the SXM App. (965).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

Why is Xavier at DePaul not on a Saturday? They would get hundreds, maybe thousands, of Xavier fans coming in. It would be their most tickets sold for the season this side of Marquette.

Just win - by 1 or 49 - just win.

This is a 100% must win road game.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by American X

Why is Xavier at DePaul not on a Saturday? They would get hundreds, maybe thousands, of Xavier fans coming in. It would be their most tickets sold for the season this side of Marquette.

---

I am sure they would prefer it that way. I am not sure how much say the individual schools get in their BE schedule.

X opened at -7…, down to 6 this morning. Just win.

Hopefully we start shooting better. Anyone looked at X's conference shooting numbers? Not good, even at home.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by X Factor

Hopefully we start shooting better. Anyone looked at X's conference shooting numbers? Not good, even at home.

---

Actually in conference, Nate is at 44% from three, Adam 40% and Jerome 36% but Paul and Colby are shooting awful. So would be nice if Paul and Colby could join the club and Jack and Zach only shoot sparingly when wide open to keep defense honest. Xavier needs this one. Line is down to -5.5 but think Xavier will win by 8-12.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by xavierj

Actually in conference, Nate is at 44% from three, Adam 40% and Jerome 36% but Paul and Colby are shooting awful. So would be nice if Paul and Colby could join the club and Jack and Zach only shoot sparingly when wide open to keep defense honest. Xavier needs this one. Line is down to -5.5 but think Xavier will win by 8-12.

---

Zach is shooting 37% from the field and Jack is shooting 41% from the field. Those aren't 3 pt percentages.

When your bigs are shooting 48% and 50% from 2 pt range, it's not good. Only 5 games though so hopefully they get their mojo back.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by X Factor

Zach is shooting 37% from the field and Jack is shooting 41% from the field. Those aren't 3 pt percentages.

When your bigs are shooting 48% and 50% from 2 pt range, it's not good. Only 5 games though so hopefully they get their mojo back.

---

Yes agree. Thought you were referring to the outside. But yes Jack and Zach need to finish. Especially Jack for as big as he is he needs to get bigger around the rim and make the easy ones. But Jack didn’t shoot it all that well in the Big 10 either. Zach was much better making shots last year and the year before so expect him to start improving in that area.