With his team trailing 39-22 and 3:28 left in the first half, Travis Steele stormed into his team's huddle during a timeout and smashed a dry-erase whiteboard, pieces of white sent sailing into the Cintas Center sky as Xavier searched for a response with their backs squarely against the Big East Conference wall.
The Musketeers answered their coach like the rest of the season hung in the balance.
And maybe it did because Xavier (10-7, 2-2) came all the way back and beat Georgetown (11-5, 1-2) 81-75 Wednesday night in front of a sellout crowd on a night when starting point guard Quentin Goodin didn't play with a knee injury.