Xavier went to the Windy City needing a victory to clinch the #1 seed in the Big East tournament and keep a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in their sights and looked like a team that was not terribly concerned with either of those things for much of the game. Poor outside shooting and an unwillingness to do anything but shoot threes hamstrung Xavier on offense all day.
Off Day Tre is still a weapon
Xavier’s talisman struggled through a first half in which he was held to 5 points but came to life during winning time in the second half.