Xavier 12/14 2:00 ESPN+

[bearcatjd]

Finally. 👏👍🍺🏀

[fmirzamd]

We still need to make free throws.

[GoBearcats31]

President Ono showing love https://x.com/santajono/status/18680...429-7Zsp1zj4Tg

[GoBearcats31]

Never aesthetically pleasing, always satisfying to get the dub

[Lobot]

honestly, from this, I take we'll be just fine in league play

I'm hoping this is the jumping off point for a good conference season. Need to take care of Dayton first.

[Bearcat9796]

Glad for the win but OMG it was sloppy. Not going anywhere in the Big 12 playing like that. I'd really like to watch or listen to a big game and not endanger my heart.

honestly, from this, I take we'll be just fine in league play

[sedz]

Mitchell was our best player, putting up 6.2 net points. He scored an efficient 8 points from the field, going 4 for 5 at the rim with no turnovers and grabbed 10 boards, our only player with more than 5. He was also our best defender with a 7.5 defensive BPM, 2 steals, a block, and only one foul in 33 minutes. Aziz led in offensive BPM, limiting himself to 4 successful dunks and adding 3 offensive boards and an assist with no turnovers. Day Day and Dan had solid defensive games.

Jizzle was by far the worst player on the court with negative 8.9 net points in only 25 minutes. 0 for 11 from the field, and 8 of those were from midrange. He also turned it over 3 times and was our only regular with a negative defensive BPM.

Luckily our interior defense was very good, a welcome sight after Villanova. We held Xavier to 50% at the rim, and contested everything except fast breaks and broken plays off of loose balls. And we only allowed them to rebound 27% of their misses. Great job controlling the paint. We held them to just 0.93 points per possession.

Mitchells FT shot looks fixable to me. He brings the the ball all the way behind his head. That's way too much motion for a free throw. I think if they can get him to practice a short, repeatable stroke he might be able to convert at least 60%.

[Greg7173]

Glad for the win but OMG it was sloppy. Not going anywhere in the Big 12 playing like that. I'd really like to watch or listen to a big game and not endanger my heart.

[Rufus]

So glad that Freemantle was the guy who missed the last shot.

You and me both brother. Especially after he started mouthing off to Kmart.

[steveedwards]

Tough day for the Cheatham Middle School Musketeers!

[leo from jersey]

If you had told me Jizzle would shoot 0-11, I’d have said no way we win. Wow!

how many assists did he have and how many tos on failed lobs

[longtimefan]

If you had told me Jizzle would shoot 0-11, I’d have said no way we win. Wow!

[Gmann]

So glad that Freemantle was the guy who missed the last shot.

[leo from jersey]

folks say what you want about Hickman but CWM brought him in for these games, and he came up big-- SL came big at the end

[Gmann]

More relief than happiness. So important for CWM to get the gorilla off his back.