Last year's road leg of this matchup was a frustrating double-OT loss for the Musketeers. This year Xavier is playing much better and the game is at Cintas.
Xavier has had immense momentum basically from the word go this season. The Muskies are one of just eight remaining undefeated teams, riding a 10-0 record to a top 10 ranking in both polls and boasting a statistical profile that computer systems really love. The almost routinely deflating annual Thanksgiving trip passed by without a hitch. The potentially tricky Crosstown Shootout turned into another exercise in revisionist press conferencing by Mick Cronin.