What do you think is important to win a basketball game?
Which was the worst part of Xavier's game tonight?
— Banners on the Parkway (@BannersParkway) February 17, 2021
Is it defense? Xavier allowed 1.21 points per possession today, let St. John’s make 62% of their two point attempts, gave up seven dunks, and forced turnovers on only 14.3% of the Red Storm’s possessions. At no point in the last 30 minutes did Xavier look like getting enough stops to put together a run. No announcer was in any danger of ever having to mention kills tonight.