Xavier Beats Virginia Tech On Half Court Shot
FanHouse —
by Sportz Assassin Filed under: Virginia Tech, Xavier, A-10, ACC, NCAA Basketball Video What is that old saying? "It is better to be lucky than good?" The Xavier Musketeers will take that today as they needed a half court shot to beat Virginia Tech, 63-62, in the semifinals of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip Off today. As you can see in the video above, Tech took the lead on a tip in with three seconds left in overtime. The Muskies' Dante Jackson took the inbounds pass, dribbled once and launched a desperation three at the half court ...
Dante Jackson's Half Court Shot To Help Xavier Beat Virginia Tech 63-62
FanIQ Blog —
Through all of regulation and 4:57 into overtime, Dante Jackson was 0-8 shooting. His 2 points had come via free throws, but he was shooting terribly from the floor. However, with his Xavier Musketeers trailing Virginia Tech 62-60 with 3 seconds left in OT, Jackson took the inbound pass and launched a prayer from ...
Seeking a solution for preseason tournament malaise
The Dagger —
Nick Friedell is on the scene this week at the CBE and Old Spice Classics in Kansas
City and Orlando, respectively. Here's his latest dispatch. If there is one thing that bothers me about early season
college tournaments it's the crowds, of lack thereof. Almost every time I turn
on the television, there is nobody at the game I'm watching. Last Monday and Tuesday night at the CBE Classic were
no different, at least at the beginning, because the Sprint Center
was virtually empty.
For the record, the Sprint
Center is one of the
nicest arenas I've ever been in, and it did fill up nicely once the hometown
Jayhawks tipped off. ...
Another day, another absurd, uncalled Duke traveling violation
The Dagger —
For the second time in a week, a Duke player has gotten away with a traveling violation so egregious that even LeBron was probably surprised by the lack of whistle. The non-call on Eliot Williams' moonwalk from earlier this week was pretty bad, but this one may have been worse. I was watching that Duke-Wake Forest games with eagle eyes for every perceived slight that went against the Demon Deacons and even I missed the Williams Shuffle (as it will now be known). Only upon replay did the walk become clear to the masses. Plus, that was an inconsequential play early in the second half of a game Duke led with ease. Conversely, ...
2009-2010 Team Preview: Xavier Musketeers
Ballin' is a Habit —
2008-2009 Record: 27-8, 12-4 A-10 (1st) Key Losses: BJ Raymond (14.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg), Derrick Brown (13.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg), CJ Anderson (9.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg), head coach Sean Miller Key Returners: Jason Love (6.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg), Dante Jackson (6.6 ppg, 2.7 apg) Newcomers: Jordan Crawford, Mark Lyons, Jeff Robinson, Chris Mack ...
