The Enquirer/Patrick Brennan
The trap game.
It's always sore subject when college basketball teams face questions about it. But the questions always come when the right circumstances arise, and the conditions are right for Xavier (17-6, 7-3 Big East) as they prepare to host DePaul University at Cintas Center on Wednesday (6:30 p.m.).
For No. 24-ranked Xavier, the Blue Demons' (8-15, 1-9 Big East) visit to Cincinnati is sandwiched between its big win at No. 22 Creighton and Saturday's forthcoming rematch with second-ranked Villanova.
You might think the young minds that comprise the Musketeers roster might be wont to drift away from a game against a team at the bottom of the Big East Conference by most statistical measures.