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UConn is really good at punking other teams, and it's impressive to watch. There's enough time left in this game for Creighton to come back, but UConn knows how to keep the foot on the gas.

Admittedly, my personal preference is a UConn win, because I like the idea of these two teams each having two losses early in the conference schedule, but maybe it would be better for Xavier if UConn notched a third loss lol.

I also think that ability to overpower other teams is why the glaring weakness of fouling too much doesn't really come up much.

Tip of the cap to UConn and Sanogo. Outplayed us today. Looking forward to the rematch in Omaha.

XUFan09 wrote:Maybe the second half will be different, but Providence playing really close in a borderline Quad 3 home game after the recent good work they've done would be a very Providence thing to do. The classic Providence move would be to win the game by 2.

Damn, almost called it. They won by 3 after making a free throw at the end.

Hoyas led at Marquette by 2 at halftime. Golden Eagles promptly dismantled the Hoyas in the second half (currently outscored them by 25 points this half).

Patrick Ewing. Wow.

Gotta wonder how Georgetown managed to beat 5 division 1 teams.

Waving the white flag for the season. Nova has some serious misallocation of roles, but it's not an easy task for Neptune with no real playmaker on the team. Armstrong must be developed into a solid PG if Nova is to have any chance of competing next season.

Congrats X! You have a good one. I had been hanging hope on Moore coming back by this one to edge us into the tourney. Ain't happening. Wonder if her ever plays at Nova again. This team, without him clearly doesn't have enough creators.

Now Nova is painted into the corner of having to win the BET to get it, don't see it now, despite Whitmore. we just miss Moore too much.

All I can say is Sean Miller is undefeated vs. Villanova. A win is just inevitable. Jay Wright retired because he was scared. /s

Big monkey off Xavier’s back. Nova is a star short.

Novachap wrote:Congrats X! You have a good one. I had been hanging hope on Moore coming back by this one to edge us into the tourney. Ain't happening. Wonder if her ever plays at Nova again. This team, without him clearly doesn't have enough creators.

Now Nova is painted into the corner of having to win the BET to get it, don't see it now, despite Whitmore. we just miss Moore too much.

I don’t know, Chap.

Perhaps we missed a number of bunnies that could have or should have gone in, and a couple of mind-numbing turnovers weren’t called for, but Nova still fought its ass off.

We had to win at your place at some point. You had a hell of a run otherwise against us.