Constant boos, vicious chants and a raucous crowd is usually enough to get under the skin of a visiting player, but Xavier’s J.P. Macura is not the average opponent.
A hostile environment is exactly what fuels Macura’s fire and if any proof of that was necessary, look no further than his 27-point outburst against Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon.
With All-American forward Trevon Bluiett struggling to find his rhythm, Macura weathered the storm and carried the Musketeers to a 73-64 victory over Seton Hall, all while hearing a smattering of boos nearly every time he touched the ball and constant chants of “J.