If you’ve ever wondered what a full 40-minute basketball game, exciting and electric from start to finish, looked like then this was it.
Two freshman for Xavier walked off the court heroes, with Quentin Goodin filling the gigantic shoes of the injured Edmond Sumner with a gigantic step in the right directions, and Tyrique Jones going a perfect 8-8 from the field, collecting 16 points, while manhandling Creighton star Justin Patton down low.
The Musketeers needed this win, not because of their current standing in the BIG EAST, but because they needed to make a surefire statement that they’re not broken without Sumner, that this is still a power to be dealt with.