-- I knew today's game would be played with a different tempo
-- I also knew that the experience of the Xavier team would cause more matchup issues, as they had multiple players who contribute
-- I figured Xavier would not shoot as poorly today as they did vs Kennesaw St
-- I was hoping that today's tempo would allow us to keep the ball moving on offense, but give credit to Xavier for their defensive scheme. That, in addition to another day of poor shooting, was Pitt's demise
-- Not to dismiss how well Pitt played defense the past two games, it's easy to look good on defense when your opponents miss shots
-- Xavier was lighting it up most of the first half, and survived their drought in the second half when we couldn't make any shots to cut into their lead
Glad to see the team continue fighting up until the end; wish their luck with cold shooting teams had continued today, but Xavier wanted no part of it
Final thought: how great was it that we Pitt basketball fans had something to cheer about in mid-March?
Side note: great catching up with BigZeke and the other Pitt fans/alumni at the game watch today
Hail to Pitt!
-- I also knew that the experience of the Xavier team would cause more matchup issues, as they had multiple players who contribute
-- I figured Xavier would not shoot as poorly today as they did vs Kennesaw St
-- I was hoping that today's tempo would allow us to keep the ball moving on offense, but give credit to Xavier for their defensive scheme. That, in addition to another day of poor shooting, was Pitt's demise
-- Not to dismiss how well Pitt played defense the past two games, it's easy to look good on defense when your opponents miss shots
-- Xavier was lighting it up most of the first half, and survived their drought in the second half when we couldn't make any shots to cut into their lead
Glad to see the team continue fighting up until the end; wish their luck with cold shooting teams had continued today, but Xavier wanted no part of it
Final thought: how great was it that we Pitt basketball fans had something to cheer about in mid-March?
Side note: great catching up with BigZeke and the other Pitt fans/alumni at the game watch today
Hail to Pitt!
