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FS1's Donny Marshall, Steve Lavin after Xavier loss to Butler: XU really hurt by layoff

FS1's Donny Marshall and Steve Lavin assessed Xavier's costly Big East Tournament first-round loss to Butler on Wednesday night, and agreed that the Musketeers suffered significantly this season from a stretch between Jan. 11 and Feb. 12 in which they played just one game (a win, ironically, at Butler) because of issues related to COVID-19.

Xavier Musketeers guard Paul Scruggs (1) reacts after being called for a foul during the second half of a Big East conference tournament game against the Butler Bulldogs at Madison Square Garden on March 10.

"This team this season can say, 'We hit some bumps. We had two really bad injuries. We missed almost a month of basketball.' Every team can say that," Marshall said during the postgame show after XU's 70-69 overtime loss.