This game doesn’t matter. If Xavier wins it, the world yawns and moves on. If Xavier loses, it simply cements in the minds of a remaining few that they aren’t going to the NCAA tournament this year. There’s nothing the Musketeers can show here that indicates anything more than that they are playing one of the worst teams in the nation. A 25 point win won’t be a sign that the Musketeers are putting it back together, just confirmation that a Xavier bad season and a Detroit Mercy season are still vastly different things. There is only the long trudge down the hall with other inmates banging the bars now.
Xavier v. Detroit Mercy: Preview, matchups, keys to the game
