Pick your verb. Obliterated? Annihilated? Dominated? Destroyed? Humiliated? Whatever you like, X did it to Ball State tonight. The final score of 96-50 accurately reflected how much Xavier controlled this game. No trap, no looking past, just demolishing someone and then moving on. Next up: the Shootout.
Travis Steele wasn’t messing around
Somehow, Xavier trailed this game 7-2 at one point. When the under 16 hit, Coach Steele took out four of the five guys on the floor and let them know in no uncertain terms (and in terms you probably shouldn’t use in front of your mom) what he thought of their effort until that point.