Basketball is always fun to play. Always. There are times, though, when it isn’t that fun to watch. Xavier knew this was going to be a walk and that was clear from the start. It was also evident that Hampton wanted to put up an effort but, ultimately, collect a check. Those things, combined with students halfway to Thanksgiving break, made for a not a terribly compelling watch.
1. Xavier isn’t dropping the easy ones this year.
Two years ago in the pre-Thanksgiving tune up Xavier somnambulated through a 12 point win over Northern Kentucky that only some volume shooting by Trevon Bluiett and a lot of angry yelling by James Farr got them through.