Banners on the Parkway · Jan 8, 2022
Xavier 87-72 Butler: Not even their magic clock could save them tonight.
COVID pauses are something relatively novel to College Basketball, and yet the data supports the common conclusion that they are, in fact, bad. In the case of Xavier, no one in their own program tested positive, so they had their full allotment of healthy players for this game, but a 17 day break in action in the middle of the season would figure to disrupt the rhythms and momentum of a team that had started 11-2. Good thing, then, that their first game back was to a truly horrendous Butler team who, as an added bonus, are content to play at a glacial pace, so as to not wear out their opposition.