Musketeer Madness

Marist University Red Foxes
Monday, Nov. 4,
Time 7:15 PM Cintas

TV/Stream: ESPN+ with John Sadak and Steve Wolf ('83).
Xavier Radio: 55KRC

New day. New team with little hope from many fans, but hey, X has had 35 straight opening-game wins. Let's make it 36
This is Marist's first meeting with Xavier.
In its Division I history, Marist is 18-26 in season openers, including a 4-3 record under head coach John Dunne.
Marist's Nov. 3 season opener ties its earliest in program history, topping its start of Nov. 4 last season (at Harvard).
Marist was picked fifth in the MAAC Preseason Poll.
Elijah Lewis (Second Team) and Jadin Collins-Roberts (Third Team) gave Marist two Preseason All-MAAC selections for the second straight year.
Marist has eight returning scholarship players from last season; senior forward Jaden Daughtry, senior forward Trace Salton, senior guard Elijah Lewis, senior guard Martin Kawa, junior guard Jadin Collins-Roberts, red-shirt sophomore center Jason Schofield, sophomore forward Parby Kabamba, and sophomore center Tarik Watson.
Marist returns 60 percent of its scoring from last season.

Marist went 20-10 overall and 13-7 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play (third place, MAAC quarterfinals) in the 2024-25 season, which was the program's fifth 20-win season in its 65-year history.

Well,

My 1st prediction of the year. Though I hide it well, I wasn't feeling very confident about the year, including tonight's game. However, after having a pregame meal with Coach Pitino and the rest of the team at the Schiff Family Conference Center, I had a major confidence boost. It grew even greater when told Pitino has a number of sets to get Anderson and Filip open treys.

I know nothing of Marist, though they seem like a decent mid-major, including having two preseason All-Conference 1st teamers on their squad. Nevertheless, my prediction is X 77, Marist 66.

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The team that can't shoot straight... and can't protect the ball. Ugly to start X 2 Marist 8. 1 for 7... Time out ...get the guys straightened out. Richard. 4 turnovers

Still looking for a made three point shot.....as I say that, MM makes X's first

X Rallies after struggling early on shots, but was decent on the D X leads 29-19 at half. Guys still need to finish and find the hot hand...if there is one.

Nice start to the second half. Defense = points as X on 6-0 run. Anderson was Ofer in the first half, but his defense created a scoring opportunity for him within the first minutes. 35-19 Keep this up because Marist not good as they have turned it over 15 times so far.

Marist could hit the broadside of a barn, but they woke up and are now on a run. Lead is 8 for X

MM needs to take more shots because he can score He has 15 points. More Moore

Refs have decided to call everything

The arena is dead as Marist is within 6. Make that down 4 after a steal and a dunk. Come on guys

X has been fouling so much this half, and Marist is now at the line to maybe take the lead. X was up by twenty, I think, at one time, and now, with the game on the line, they look too scared to win.