By Paul Gotham Setting: It's a battle for first place in the Atlantic 10 at 1776 N. Broad Street as Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (12-5/4-0) take on Fran Dunphy's No. 16 Temple Owls (15-3/3-0). Plot: Both Temple and Xavier bring four-game winning streaks into the tilt. Sub-plot: This is the Musketeers lone road game for the remainder of the month. Xavier is coming … [Read more...] about Xavier-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
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Xavier-Wake Forest: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: The Joel Coliseum, on the campus of Wake Forest University, is the scene for the first annual Skip Prosser Classic as Chris Mack brings his Xavier Musketeers (8-4) south for an inter-conference battle with Dino Gaudio's Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-2). Plot: The game is the last one before each team enters conference play. The Musketeers travel to … [Read more...] about Xavier-Wake Forest: Tale Of The Tape
LSU – Xavier: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: SEC meets Atlantic 10 at the Cintas Center on the campus of Xavier University when Trent Johnson's LSU Tigers (8-3) lock horns with Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (7-4). Plot: Both teams will look to shrug off any possible holiday hangover. Xavier last played on December 23rd (a 70-67 victory over Miami of Ohio). LSU lost in overtime to Washington … [Read more...] about LSU – Xavier: Tale Of The Tape
CBB Splinters | December 16, 2009
By Paul Gotham Sunday sweep for the A-10 Rumors of the Atlantic 10's demise appear greatly exaggerated, at least for now. After a sluggish November characterized more as opportunities lost rather than seizing chances, the A-10 seems to have landed on its feet. In a pair of intra-city rivalries, Xavier downed Cincinnati, 83-79 in a double overtime classic, and Temple took … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | December 16, 2009