Speaking strictly for the win/loss outcome of Xavier basketball's Saturday game against the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers, the victory was an expected one.
What hat took place between the opening tip and final buzzer was anything but expected.
A sluggish and poor-shooting No. 10 Xavier team got jumped by upset-minded and able ETSU team that nearly pulled off not just the upset, but a road drubbing of the Musketeers.
ETSU led by a game-high 22 points with 14:25 to play but quickly plummeted back to earth.
Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett, who at one point missed 11 straight shots, led a 39-15 run that he capped with one of his trademark step-back jumpers to score the game-winning bucket with 6.