Everyone loves a good underdog story, until they are the favorite. Xavier’s place in the college basketball world is no longer that of the plucky upstarts, but as a ruthless machine, rolling over the minnows the early season brings them. Tonight, Morehead State were the minnows and Xavier duly dispatched them with a relentless offensive attack which netted them their highest point total in 5 years.
Every season begins with some level of uncertainty as the old guard seeks to mesh with the new blood being introduced to the team. Tonight, Xavier started 5 returners and they staked the Musketeers to a 33-5 lead by 10:29 before Morehead could catch their bearings in the game.