Game Thread: Xavier v Jacksonville University (11/10/2023)

**paulxu** · 11-09-2023, 01:05 PM

VS.

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 1-0, host the Jacksonville University Dolphins, 1-0, on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at Cintas Center. XU won its opener on Monday, 77-63, over Robert Morris.

Head Coach Sean Miller has 148 wins as the Xavier head coach. With a win over Jacksonville Miller would take over sole possession of third place on Xavier's all-time wins list, a spot he now shares with the late Skip Prosser.

THE MATCHUP

XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY DOLPHINS (1-0, 0-0 ATLANTIC SUN)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2023 AT 6:30 P.M. ET
AT CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: FS2 with play by-play from Matt Schumacker and analysis from LaVall Jordan.
Xavier Radio: 55KRC 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 the Varsity Network and on SXM.

Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

**American X** · 11-10-2023, 04:34 AM

XU 87 always told me that Jacksonville has really good recruits, so we should be concerned.

**D-West & PO-Z** · 11-10-2023, 11:05 AM

Jacksonville score 113 points and had 23 steals their first game, lol.

Not sure what division the school they played was from though.

**noteggs** · 11-10-2023, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by d-west & po-z

jacksonville score 113 points and had 23 steals their first game, lol.

Not sure what division the school they played was from though.

dii

MHettel · 11-10-2023, 01:18 PM

Jacksonville had 10 players that played 10 or more minutes. They averaged 63 PPG last year, so putting up 113 is kind of eye-opening. Without looking at this D2 opponent I'm assuming that they dont play some crazy uptempo style and dictated the pace while losing by 70.

Gotta assume some combination of a terrible opponent and that Jax is at least decent.

Jax ranked 319th last year in steals.....so 23 in one game is equal to 16% of their total from last year. They had 12 guys with at least one steal. Gotta be a record, right?

They were 8-30 from 3.....and scored 113. Shot 65% from 2, and had 25 FTA.

They had one 6'11 guy and one 6'9" guy, both freshmen (17pts / 16 rebs combined). Next biggest guy was 6'7", then 6'4".

Not sure if I think they are any good or not. Given the high shooting % inside the arc and high FT numbers, AND considering that the big scored only 17 out of 113 points, I gotta assume the wings and guards were just slashing to the basket relentlessly. But also, open court steals tend to lead to easy buckets....

Other weird stats from last year: They committed the 3rd fewest fouls last year, and were ALSO the least fouled team. Many of their rankings are in the 300+ range (out of 365 or so). How these guys finished 13-16 is a mystery to me.

Key points to pound these guys tonight: Utilize the size mismatch. Ball security.