Thursday’s game was a body blow to Xavier Nation. The Musketeers really need a win to keep their hopes of not having to win four game in four days to get into the NCAA tournament. For a long stretch of the game, they looked as if they would deliver that win. Instead, they surrendered 52 second half points to a thoroughly mediocre offense and made James Akinjo look like Allen Iverson. All of the excitement of back to back wins nearly a month ago has been flushed away in a four game losing streak. February seems destined to be a trudge.
One step forward, two steps back
