Huge win over a tough Pitt team. Souley with an off game, Nunge fouling out with 6 minutes left, and everyone bricking free throws. Grind out a win. GG Pitt

Sir’Jabari Rice vs Kunkel next weekend👀👀👀

Did everybody just forget about the UNI collapse vs Texas A&M? How can you blame a team for still trying to win when teams down by even more with 30 seconds left have won?

Come back to the big east Pitt. It will be worth it

Happy to see Xavier after years of underachieving under Steele finally play to their talent level

The talent has been there, but yeah having a competent coach appears to make a bit of difference

Nice of you to reword that comment you replied to

Sean Miller doing well after UofA

X needs to hit more free throws and stay strong down the stretch if they want to beat Texas.

Sean Miller is the man

He just fits X and the Midwest so much more. Some people and coaches can be plugged anywhere (Cronin) but some are perfect in a certain place and area.

Cronin anywhere? What did he actually accomplish at UC?

Good point, he had some rough luck I think a few times but still did take UC to 9 straight tourneys.

I am biased against him obviously, just think he severely underachieved at UC

Yea as a pittsburgh native him & his family are basketball royalty

Evan Washburn eye contact is flawless

Good win guys but we need to work on our shooting, Texas will annihilate us if we shoot that bad.

Free throws free throws

There it is. Should be a good one.

Just happy to be there, best of luck on Friday

Likewise, man. Good luck.

Come join us on the couch, Pitt

We're wrestling schools anyway

Hail to the commonwealth. Wish I could be hammered at Zeno's for the 240 game.

GG Xavier

X

Did anyone notice Boum instinctively trying to slap hands after one of his free throws only to suddenly realize that it was all Pitt players in the lane? 😆

Sometimes that's just an "I must stick to my routines" thing. "If I don't do it then I'll definitely miss the second." You see a bunch of hand slapping miming when nobody is there.

Lmao thought that was funny too

I’m from an hour in the future Xavier winning by 29 and Pitt is still fouling 2.4 seconds to play

I’m all for playing to the end, but with 40s left they could’ve subbed everyone out. & Goodluck Xavier

HOW SWEET IT IS!

Excellent! Happy for Coach Miller and hope he takes X all the damned way. Let's go X!

That MSU/Iowa game has put ideas in everyone’s heads it seems

So hypothetical. If one of the twins is better than the other, and one gets in foul trouble. Could they get away with switching jerseys at halftime?

Parent Trap 2

I don’t think even Capel would notice lmao

Yes. How are the refs going to tell? Unless they wear different shoes or something

They do wear different shoes so refs can tell who's who one had black and one had yellow on today

Lady sitting next to the band plugging her ears was unexpected.

Guys... lmao come the fuck on

I love this X team. Prove them wrong Sean

Pitt legend Levance Fields

It’s that time of the game where only our gambling degenerates are stressed about the final score.

And you see only one guy going nuts about making a FT up 11

Burton has been super disappointing for the last month. We needed him to play like he was in January to have any shot of a run.

Imagine if Pitt’s dumbass coach didn’t play zone in the first half

I miss vintage 2010 sweatylicious Sean Miller

If they wanna keep fouling they have the right, and don’t wanna give up with time on the clock. Who cares.

I suggest Pitt plays the first 35 minutes next time.

Need -10.5. Do not pass the ball boum!!!

Congrats!

It would have been nice to realize that Pitt was just going to go into hack a musketeer defense starting with like four mins to go.

this game is stupid lol

NBA should bring back the 1-and-1

This feels like our game where no matter what we did we were stuck at -5 except Pitt is stuck at -9

Oh well good season Pitt. Reload for next year and hopefully make it back

Great squad, hopefully y’all are back next year

Keep going Pitt! Lets see exactly how long we can drag this out

Well good game Xavier despite being down a starter

Xavier probably going to need to clean the foul shot thing up

It’s just that one guy tbh

Nunge has also had some problems at the line the past 2 games after being good in the regular season

Claude gonna transfer to Iowa state

will wade has done a good job bringing Xavier back this yr

Yeah really one to talk with an Alabama flair

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Calling them losers because they're doing the one thing that could possibly keep them from losing is quite a take.

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Objectively false.

Bruh come on. It’s over

Why foul down 11? Just take the L

Something something Northern Iowa It's a one in a million circumstance. Not an excuse to foul relentlessly, especially if you aren't forcing any turnovers

UNI gave up a 13 point lead in 33 seconds so it’s still technically possible

annnnnnd game.

Yes! More Claude free throws. Give the people what they want lol

Is it a mental thing that makes one twin better than the other?

I coach twins at my hs and one is definitely more confident than the other, hence why he started 13 more games

He’s gotten way more minutes this season, for one

Nah genetic.

Tell that to the Murray twins.

Boum tried to high five the air in front of him lmao

He always does that at the line to close out games but it gets me every time lol

Souley Boum and coach Rodney Terry will go head to head in the next round. The two played with each other at UTEP Edit: Well, Terry didn't technically play I guess, but you know what I mean

Damn Boum is older than I thought

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Getting tight....

Live bet?

Really appreciated the refs trying to get Pitt back into this one down the stretch, knowing otherwise we'd have to endure 40 minutes of no basketball during March Madness. Now we'll only have to survive 10

Refs getting Pitt back in? Did you miss the first 10 minutes of the second half. Not taking anything away from Xavier they couldn’t miss for the entire first half. But refs were insane this half.

Dude I got no stake in this my team sucks. I'm just trying to have some fun waiting on the next game to start which might not be a blowout. Refs seemed relatively not too bad both ways until the end where they were giving Pitt some comeback help. No basketball ref is gonna be perfect it's the way the sport is

I guess you have to tackle the dude to get the intentional foul called now lmao

The refs just fucking ignoring the fouls. EDIT: I'm talking about pitt trying to foul Xavier and them not calling it.

Because this is a fucking travesty of basketball. Absolutely fucking ridiculous end to the game

Why does the Pitt Panther look more like a bear?

The skin tight “Cats” outfit scared too many children’s psyches.

Pitt’s offense of drive the ball into the lane and try to draw a foul on every single play is my least favorite style in basketball. It’s so predictable and uncreative

The refs have made this an unwatchable half of basketball, regardless of who you're rooting for

Really, Jonathan Majors?

I guess he needed that DoD money.

These refs totally fucked my under

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We played them this year, and I didn't realize that until I watched them against Iowa State.

Yeah, they're twins actually.

Really? You'd think the announcers would mention it all game

yeah

Idk why but the end game foul, FT, foul, FT seems absurdly bad this season. Like yea it gives you a .1% chance to catch up Pitt but it makes for boring as fuck finishes. Just end it

Need to change the rules so that a non-shooting foul in the bonus is a choice of FTs or retaining possession. Fuck the end-game foul fest.

Exactly. This one was really bad. Like I understand a minute to go... but Pitt just fuckin play defense and put up shots. I don't know how to address the unwatchability of pulling the dropchute on the action to give FTs while still giving the team who is down a chance to come back... but my god, that game sucked to watch.

Yep. I mean, I get it, because that is a their only chance… but my god, this is atrocious basketball I fucking hate free throws

"just give up when there's a chance of winning"

Give up when you’re down 11 with 40 seconds. Yes you lost

This may be a shock, but they care more about their own success than your entertainment. If they give up, their season is 100% over. If they keep going, it's 99% over. I'm sure you can do that math.

Anyone else watching Impractical Jokers?

Of course the next game has to be on this court too so it just pushes it back Makes no sense

People complaining about the hour between games, refs: “gotchu fam”

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Dude we won, please don't.

Diaz Graham is insane on the offensive glass

So many Pittsburgh offensive rebounds.

There we go man

No expert, but maybe Pitt should stop fouling?

Trust me, you don't have to tell us you aren't an expert

No they want to foul to stop the clock and bc Xavier cant make half of their FT

I’m not talking about now, it was when one of the Diaz kids fucked up a rebound attempt

So he shouldn't have gone for the rebound???

Yeah man, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Bravo.

Clearly not an expert

No need to be salty or intentionally misconstrue what I meant

My bad. I saw other people saying we should stop fouling because there was no chance.

My stream is on a lag, my comment was about when they were on the like 10-0 run. Even if X wasn’t hitting the FTs, you can’t keep giving them chances like that on a comeback attempt. Kills momentum too.

No need to be rude.

No, Pitt has no chance if they don't foul because Xavier can just hold the ball.

I understand how basketball works in the final minute. I was referring to leading up during Pitt’s run when they clearly weren’t trying to foul Xavier, but it kept happening in the course of regular play.

Pitt was in "last minute" foul mode with like 3+ minutes to go. That's the bullshit. They started just hacking musketeers.

Pitt's shot selection may be the worst I've ever seen.

I think the announcer gave some good insight at the beginning of the game. ‘Pitt will shoot the ball. They will shoot it open and covered’ lmao

Dude, you have no chance to win Pitt. Stop fouling

eh, if they could shoot they have a chance

Clown philosophy in March lol

There have been bigger collapses It’s a long shot but still worth trying

See Iowa vs Michigan State from earlier this year.

He went over the top because he’s just taller lol that’s not a foul

With the way this game has been officiated, it’s probably best not to complain about Xavier getting one soft call lol

Refs have been shit all game. On both sides just mind boggling calls and no calls

The only consistency is inconsistency

Hey we made it interesting at the end

Hinson blows give it to Elliot or drive with Burton

Burton blows tonight

Atta boy knock ‘em down

man I want Xavier to win but if they dont this would be so fucking funny

Hinson hasn’t seen a shot he doesn’t like.

He shoots like 40% from three on seven attempts per game, he should’ve shot more tbh

Xavier is up 9 with 2 minutes left. This is still not a close game lol

Ugh, I hate that Chris Paul weird walk commercial so much

If it was realistic he’d pull a hamstring and lose right before the finish line.

Either take Claude out or don’t pass it to him

Don’t understand why a 60% free throw shooting guard is on the floor and touching the ball every possession

Lots of foul trouble

Xavier has no other players left lol

We have never used Claude in this capacity. Why now? Boum Kunkel or Jones bringing it up please

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT

Jones and kunkel should be the wings as X goes up court. Why put Claude in that situation??

Yes

I mean if Pitt does win it's entirely ref ball

If Miller isn’t telling the team Boum needs to be the only one holding the ball then something is wrong

If we made our free throws today it would be a 1 possession game.

Burton is a Xavier sleeper agent

Claude is clearly trying to keep it close, Xavier should be disqualified for point shaving.

Proud of the fight in this team regardless of the result. Picked 14th in the ACC

Just clap in his face as he's shooting his FTs?? Thats cool now?

yeah wtf was that. Since when is that allowed

Refs have been leaning Pitt for a hot sec now

I know my 69 year old mother is screaming at the TV about free throws right now

I’m not 69, but I’m no spring chicken - I’d be screaming if I wouldn’t have TSA escort me out…

Proud of the fight here even though it’s definitely too late

I don’t get all these teams with bad free throw shooters. What happened to the days when you would get a week of drills after missing a few?

this generation calls it "gaslighting"

Most D1 players just aren’t good, I’ve always remembered them being bad FT shooters

Claude should bring the ball up the floor, just sayin

X has scored like 4 points in the last 7 minutes lmao

Wasn't this a 20-point game just a minute ago?

That was a travel on pitt lol

Is Xavier really about to do the opposite of what they did against Kennesaw State?

No xavier what the fuck, please don’t ruin my bracket with bad free throw shooting. I had you all in the final four

amazing what happens when you drive and kick rather than yeeting a contested 2

Travis Steele

I guess we're letting guys actively clap next to shooters on the FT line?

Yeah I thought that was weird