Prevailing wisdom says the more days in a row a team plays, the more tired legs get, the longer the fatigue of a series of short turnarounds builds, the more players will struggle to get jump shots to fall as they get less and less lift from exhausted legs. A day after pretty much the worst shooting performance imaginable, Xavier fans were hoping there was nowhere to go but up. That being said, I am not sure anyone was ready for the absolute clinic JP Macura put on in the first half, least of all the Clemson Tigers. Clemson varied their defensive looks, switched defenders on Macura, and forced him to catch the ball at ever more ridiculous distances from the basket.
Xavier 83-77 Clemson: Recap
