If the primary objective is growth from game to game, then the two areas where Xavier's men's basketball team needs to improve on Friday night when the Montana Grizzlies visit Cintas Center are turnovers and playing a full 40 minutes.
Those were the two areas the Musketeers didn't handle all that gracefully in Monday's season-opening win over Morgan State.
Montana employs a much different style than Morgan State.
The Grizzlies (0-1) want to make it a half-court game and play at a much slower tempo. Montana loves to get to the foul line. In points generated at the free-throw line, the Grizzlies were one of the top teams in the country last season, so it will be important for Xavier to defend without fouling.