Xavier's Friday win over Montana was a breakout offensive performance, but more importantly, the Musketeers showed improvement from the first game to the second, eliminating turnovers and playing much better in the second half than they did in the opener against Morgan State.
The next step for this Xavier team is "to put it together for 40 minutes," forward Jack Nunge said Friday. "We've kind of flip-flopped in our defense first to second game. But if we can put it together for all 40 it will be a pretty sight."
It's hard to get a sense just yet of where the Musketeers stand against premier competition.