The road back to playing Xavier University's preferred brand of men's college basketball runs through Creighton on Saturday afternoon at Cintas Center (2 p.m. on Fox).
The Musketeers hit a Seton Hall-sized pothole at home on Wednesday night, meaning the Bluejays present an opportunity to put that loss squarely in the rearview and avoid a 1-3 start in the Big East Conference.
A 1-3 start is just a start, but in the Big East, this season especially, teams are keen to avoid running an uphill race because of a poor start.
Xavier won't be the only team on the floor on Saturday trying to avoid a 1-3 start in the conference.