After struggling defensively through their first two wins of the season, the Xavier Musketeers were hit with a harsh dose of reality Tuesday evening against Wisconsin. Whereas they made up for their defensive deficiencies in the first two games of the year with potent offense, Xavier was unable to turn the game against Wisconsin into a shootout, and suffered their first loss of 2018-19.
Ideally, the Musketeers have studied the tape and learned from their mistakes against the Badgers. But with a loaded Maui Invitational field featuring three top-10 teams, Xavier may take some more lumps this week.