There’s a couple different ways to look at that rugged loss to DePaul. The pessimist says that Xavier’s flaws were on full display, got found out, and this is gonna be another January/February slump. The optimist says this game was a one off, and a very good team just went cold for one night. Where does that leave us though?
Let’s first look at this X team. To say the DePaul game was an off night would be an understatement, but is it a reason for serious concern? No, not really. Good teams have bad games. Souley Boum has been tasked with closing out multiple games against high-level opponents.