Riding a three-game win streak that includes two of Xavier's three Quad-1 wins, the Musketeers are back home for a four-game homestand that starts Wednesday night (6:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1) against Ball State.
It's Xavier's final tune-up ahead of Saturday's Crosstown Shootout, which makes Wednesday an important game for a number of reasons.
The Musketeers (7-1) have pieced together a nice non-conference resume so far with three quality wins and no bad losses.
Ball State (3-4) enters ranked No. 202 in the season's first NET rankings, so this is a game where Xavier needs to assert itself for 40 minutes and find some rhythm and momentum at both ends of the floor.