Some parts of Sam Hauser’s game in the first 20 minutes against Xavier were textbook Sam Hauser. He grabbed four rebounds (great), dished two assists (pretty strong), and didn’t commit a foul or a turnover (check and check). However, he also only attempted one field goal (he missed) and two free throws (kind of a lot for him, actually, made both of them), and finished the frame with just two points.
I’m not going to blame him for Marquette trailing by 18 at that point, but Xavier shutting him down had a lot to do with it.
That’s not even actually what I was talking about when I said “something happened.