Game Thread: Xavier @ Dayton (Saturday 2/16/13)

[Muddy Waters]

42-39 Dayton with 11:40 left in the game.

49-39 Dayton with 10:00 left in the game, as the Flyers go on a 6-0 run.

Dee Davis picks up his 4th personal foul and takes a seat on the bench.

51-39 Dayton with 9:00 left in the game.

51-44 Dayton with 8:24 left in the game, as the Musketeers go on a 5-0 run.


54-44 Dayton with 7:55 left in the game.

Justin Martin picks up his 4th personal foul and takes a seat on the bench.

56-44 Dayton with 6:30 left in the game.

58-46 Dayton with 5:00 left in the game.

[SDW]

16-7 Dayton run from the 12:30 mark down tot he 4:51 mark here. UD by 12. Xavier looks brutal. Christon forcing everything.

[SDW]

Xavier with a textbook fast break and Christon is fouled on the finish. Great looking board/outlet/quick pass runout off an ordinary shot/rebound. That should be a clip every team watches.

[Muddy Waters]

60-48 Dayton with 4:00 left in the game.

62-49 Dayton with 3:30 left in the game - Dayton's biggest lead of the game.

64-53 Dayton with 2:00 left in the game.

68-55 Dayton with 1:40 left in the game. TIME TO WARM UP THE BUS !

[SDW]

Xavier finally attacking the hoop, but probably too late.

I'm sure I'm late to this but every time I look at Dillard I keep waiting for Avon and Stringer to show up looking to snuff him.

[MudFlap]

We looked pretty bad. 'Bout what I expected this year after the offseason. Goooooo Muskies!

[xudash]

Congrats Flyers. An all around solid performance.

Sincerely and truthfully, I'd be upset that this level of play hasn't been achieved on a more consistent basis.

[paulxu]

Dayton wins handily. Nice job. May see you again in New York.
X didn't play to their strengths today. Needed to feed Taylor/Robinson more in the second half.
Have to correct some stuff to finish out the year strong.

[Muddy Waters]

Final: Dayton 70, Xavier 59 (ESPN Box Score)

Good win for the Flyers.

[FlyingElvis]

This might be the second game of the year where I thought we played D like we should. This team could be good if they did that consistantly.

The X game at UD Arena has turned into an annual whooping. The margins of victory have been very healthy lately.

[TheCobra]

This game has me angry. Very happy and proud of the win. But why do we need the extra motivation of Xavier to play with focus? Why don't we have "something to prove" against Rhode Island? If we brought that sort of focus to every game, or even to 70% of our games, we could actually be relevant in the A10 this year. Really frustrating.

But Jalen Robinson was great. The seniors really came to play. Feels great, if only for a day.

[RF1]

I wonder if this series will have as much intensity when it is just one game each year and played pre Christmas.

[FlyingElvis]

This was a very nice performance by Archie and the Flyers. But I think it's a formula that we should have arrived at earlier in the year. More passing from Dillard, less Benson in post situations, more of our other 3 bigs on the court, more Pierre taking the ball to the hoop off the dribble, less +15 foot jumpers from Oliver, more effort, organization and accountability on defense. If they burn up the end of the season, I'll forgive Archie.

[xavierhoops]

Originally Posted by RF1

I wonder if this series will have as much intensity when it is just one game each year and played pre Christmas.

If UD does get left out of the BE7+Xavier/Butler conference, I think the intensity from the UD side will only heat up if X and UD enter into an OOC series. The jealousy of Xavier will be amplified even more from the UD fanbase.

[TheCobra]

Originally Posted by xavierhoops

If UD does get left out of the BE7+Xavier/Butler conference, I think the intensity from the UD side will only heat up if X and UD enter into an OOC series. The jealousy of Xavier will be amplified even more from the UD fanbase.

He's right, for once. But he's still an idiot. An absolute, objective idiot. Cool master's degree.