Games like these first two Xavier has played present very little in terms of NCAA Tournament prospects, unless you go the Michigan State or DePaul route, but can provide valuable chances for teams to gather experience and get used to playing with each other. A season ago, a Colby Jones-less Xavier trailed Fairfield at halftime in a game that featured a then career high 21 minutes from Desmond Claude and turned into a 13 point win for Xavier. Tonight, Xavier came bursting out of the gate, building a double digit lead in the first 10 minutes, before Jacksonville’s switch to zone threw a spanner in the works and challenged Xavier’s new look roster to dig deep for answers.
Xavier starts and finishes strong to move to 2-0
