Against ETSU, UNI, and now DePaul, Xavier has been sloppy out of the gates and let their opponents get comfortable in the game, leading to much harder fought wins than need be. Against Baylor and UC, X was brilliant at the outset to put the opponents on their heels early. You can't count on 22 or 16 point comebacks in this league, so Xavier needs to get back to their old ways sooner than later.
Love him or hate him, JP is a fantastic player
With Tre not starting today, the only X player to score in the first 5 minutes was future Governor of Wisconsin JP Macura.