Xavier Game Thread

[RVB]

Game Notes for Xavier at Creighton Wednesday night

https://gocreighton.com/news/2025/1/27/ ... avier.aspx

[drbluejay]

Jays -6 tonight. X is playing much better than their record shows as they've played a very difficult conference schedule so far.
This is a game both teams need to win.

[Venturajay]

X is playing well now that they are healthy. However, CU wins this one in a nail bitter, Kalk continues to dominate the defensive end. GO Jays

[Realhoops]

I think the two biggest keys tonight are Kalk and our guard/wing defense. We need Kalk to assert himself on both ends -- I don't think X has a good answer for him if he plays aggressive. And they've got a handful of guys who are averaging double figures right now at the guard/wing spots, so we need our defense there to keep them relatively in check. Freemantle will likely find a way to get his, so we need to keep those others in check.

(And, of course, we need to not have a vs-Nebraska shooting night at home again)

[SeattleJay]

Freemantle has not shot the 3 well this year. I sure hope he doesn’t find it tonight.

Also, it will be interesting to see how many minutes Fedor gets against a very competitive team.

[cu8493]

Freemantle has not shot the 3 well this year. I sure hope he doesn’t find it tonight.

CHI Center, where visitors who are struggling with their shooting go to get healthy

[JayPak]

None of Creighton’s 4’s will be able to shut down Swain, who is an amazing athlete. On the other hand, X is poor at defending the pick-n-roll. Should be a high scoring game.

[SeattleJay]

None of Creighton’s 4’s will be able to shut down Swain, who is an amazing athlete. On the other hand, X is poor at defending the pick-n-roll. Should be a high scoring game.

Yes. That guy makes me nervous, too. He doesn’t shoot the 3 well. I wonder if Kalk could guard him for a time.

He is 6’8” and shoots 57% on field goals but only 27% from 3.

[UncleBillyJ]

None of Creighton’s 4’s will be able to shut down Swain, who is an amazing athlete. On the other hand, X is poor at defending the pick-n-roll. Should be a high scoring game.

Yes. That guy makes me nervous, too. He doesn’t shoot the 3 well. I wonder if Kalk could guard him for a time.

He is 6’8” and shoots 57% on field goals but only 27% from 3.

Green has shown he is capable of defending athletic, strong 4s. I'm confident that a good defensive performance from him with a home crowd is more than enough to shut Swain down; time will tell.

[WBR Tom]

Here's the Primer for the Xavier game:

https://whiteandbluereview.com/pregame- ... -in-omaha/