Xavier 73-63 Oakland: Three Takeaways

Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty ImagesWith a week to go until the Crosstown Shootout, Xavier could have used a tune up that involved breaking a minimal sweat while working out the kinks that remain from their early season struggles. What they got instead, was a rolling rock fight that would not have looked out of place across town where offense is considered optional. And where Xavier will be in a week.

# Three point shooting is a concern

Without the services of Easy Money Eli Harden, Xavier shot a ghastly 4-15 from deep, with Ryan Welage accounting for a 3-6 mark personally. While this is not the most three happy performance we have seen from X, Musketeers other than Welage continue to be…