Up Next: Xavier 1: Orlando

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Weird game. Should have kept driving into them with 5:00 minutes left. Had two with 4 and a few more with three.

Missed layups and free throws.

Xavier had a huge crowd.

McCloud did better. But he cannot drive into the lane with a huge defender and then try to stop and shoot. If he's gonna drive he has to learn to lay up with a high jump and high off the glass. Or to do it with his hand exposed to the defender, so he can't block without fouling.

Defense was good. A few breakdowns, but we defended well enough to win if we had the free throws or the layups in. Those things will fall. So, even with a loss, a very encouraging game.

[Kat34]

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I like the fact that No matter what the score is we're always in it!!!! Makes for an exciting year that this team will not back down.

[Username]

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This loss stings very little. A lot of turnovers, and missed free throws, along with a huge fg drought, and the defense still kept them in the game at the end. Doubt they play like that again Saturday. Also helps that UNI won 2 of the 3, and has a chance to split with Xavier, which we all would have taken in a heartbeat.

[01PantherFan]

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Hanging with one of the top teams in the nation with as many new players as Jake has is nothing to be ashamed of.

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I agree, we beat a pac 12 team, we came back from being down 18 to win against a good OK team and we hung with and only lost by 8 to a team ranked #11 and the one ESPN guy picking to go to the final 4 and tonight wasnt the best night for the team and yet they could of still won, I would say this team is going to be fun to watch this year and for the next few ! If UNI played tonight like they did against ASU I think they win and I am sure Xavier knows their in for a battle in 6 days.

[hoopfan]

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Terrible shooter though

I wouldn't call him terrible. At least not after 4 games. I would say he is likely a streaky shooter similar to Deon and Wes, but with a much higher potential to develop into a reliable shooter.

[achrist70]

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I wouldn't call him terrible. At least not after 4 games. I would say he is likely a streaky shooter similar to Deon and Wes, but with a much higher potential to develop into a reliable shooter.

Wes and Deon both had better shot form, McCloud is going to have to work on his shot a lot to be a consistent shooter.

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But they don't call it

At one point, after a play, a Xav player had [Spencer?] in a headlock and wasn't letting go. Meanwhile the white Xav was jawing at Jeremy. No foul for either? Weird officiating this week.

[CincyPanther88]

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Not a very good performance last night. They did miss a lot of FTs but they shot poorly and turned the ball over a lot. How much of that was because of Xavier's D, I don't know. Also, 3rd game in 4 days. I know Xavier had the same schedule but it's tough. I doubt the officiating is going to help on Saturday since it's a road game. However, there is almost a week to prepare.

[unipanther2154]

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At one point, after a play, a Xav player had [Spencer?] in a headlock and wasn't letting go. Meanwhile the white Xav was jawing at Jeremy. No foul for either? Weird officiating this week.

No head lock. I thought so at first but Spencer had his arm locked and didn't let go.

[catsize]

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No head lock. I thought so at first but Spencer had his arm locked and didn't let go.

And they called a foul on the X player. Spencer went to the line.