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The essentials | |
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Time: | 1:00 PM |
Location: | Cintas Center |
TV: | FOX Sports 1 |
TWC | 317 |
DirecTV | 219 |
DISH | 150 |
Cincinnati Bell | 58/506(HD) |
Radio feed: | 700 WLW |
Xavier Musketeers (14-9, 5-6)
v.
Providence Friars (17-6, 7-3)
-Come out ready. The Muskies have a nasty habit of falling behind early only to have to battle back into games. While that makes for an inspiring story, it also leaves legs dead and players drained for the final four minutes. Opening with an early run would get the Cintas Center crowd into the game and spare Xavier the effort of having to claw back into it against a very good opponent.
-Pound it inside. Last time these teams played, Jalen and Matt both had double-doubles. Carson Desrosiers can defend, but presumably only one of them at a time. If Xavier can defend well enough on the other end to run a double-post offense, there should be plenty of touches to go around on the inside.