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Message: [QUOTE="HW611, post: 5351154, member: 14096"] [B]Xavier[/B] Full Game: [MEDIA=youtube]4Ave3yQF8Wc:796[/MEDIA] [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=zQX3kqgSLnVaVsyB&t=796']13:16[/URL] (1st Half 13:27 Xavier 10 UConn 12) Dylan Swain takes Ross to the paint for a turnaround fadeaway that misses. [I]0-1[/I] SN: in the offensive possession after this Diarra gives it to Ross and screens his man. Ross has a wide-open shot or drive in the lane to do something, and he immediately passes to Karaban smh. [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=9ERFbceGkxqdKDJ4&t=865']14:25[/URL] (1st Half 12:43 Xavier 10 UConn 14) Ross is in great help position guarding two guys at once. Picks off the pass from it for a steal. [I]1 steal[/I] [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=xZjbwS6trIxREbhE&t=898']14:58[/URL] (1st Half 12:10 Xavier 10 UConn 16) Not a bad end result because of the miss. But Ross and Stew get confused on the switch. Ross is a lot more decisive, while Stew gets stuck in no man's land after leaving the guy with the ball. Either Stew has to be locked in more, or they have to communicate better on this. It should've been an easy trade-off off but instead Xavier gets a wide-open three. Luckily, it was missed. [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=T52X7o3pzwLMxn6D&t=1070']17:50[/URL] (1st Half 10:55 Xavier 10 UConn 18) Ross does a good job not leaving his feet while making a good contest on Conwell, Xavier's leading perimeter scorer last year. Forces airball and shot clock violation. [I]0-2[/I] [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=AvEPbaoabyxP0mue&t=1315']21:59[/URL] (1st Half 8:30 Xavier 14 UConn 20) Another situation where Ross does his job, but there are negative overall team results. Ross gets back on the break to tag the center to make sure he doesn't have an easy run to the rim. No idea what Reed is doing as he doesn't even attempt to stop ball and lets the guard get by for an easy attack to the rim. Again, Reed either has to hustle back and beat the big to the rim or attempt to guard. He can't fail at doing both, leaving Ross out to dry. Ross pushes the center into Maddox for a foul. [I]1 foul committed, 2-2 FTs, 2 points given up[/I] [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=mm9DA83cc3Da9zZ4&t=1623']27:03[/URL] (1st Half 6:04 Xavier 20 UConn 20) Play on offense gets ruined by Ross wanting anyone else to have the ball except for him. Causes a fast break where Ross gets a really good contest, but Foster has an even better finish. [I]1-3, 2 points given up[/I] [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=n88NKByZFVpm98EX&t=3342']55:42[/URL] (2nd Half 13:24 Xavier 43 UConn 44) Ross with a reckless closeout and Foster gets him to leave his feet on a pump fake. He dribbles pasts him for a pull up mid range that misses. [I]1-4[/I] [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=KXBE1OT2_LIgYr2c&t=3506']58:26[/URL] (2nd Half 11:46 Xavier 45 UConn 48) Ross over helps here which leads to him closing out too hard. Maddox lets him fly pass and sidesteps into an open three. [I]2-5 3 points given up[/I] Looking at this play more it probably should've been Karaban's responsibility to guard the guy in the dunker's spot and his man in the key. Ross was doing too much here, but the dunker spot is the most dangerous guy at the time and he was trying to help out with that. Not sure if it's his responsibility for doing too much or Karaban's for not picking that up and seeing that. Here's the screen still: [ATTACH=full]112395[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2025-10-16 at 3.08.26 PM.png"]112398[/ATTACH] Would've been a lot easier for Karaban to play the dunker spot and his man then have Ross help with his man and still be closer to his own guy while being in the passing lane. [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=KXBE1OT2_LIgYr2c&t=3506']1:17:33[/URL] (2nd Half 2:25 Xavier 71 UConn 72) Ross does a good job of getting around the screen to stay with a very hot Maddox. Gets a good contest in and causes a bad miss. [I]2-6[/I] [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ave3yQF8Wc&t=3506s']1:21:27[/URL] (2nd Half 1:50 Xavier 71 UConn 72) Ross with excellent help side defense. Emphatic block on McKnight just for the refs to make another bad call. What a bailout. [I]1 foul committed, 2-2 FTs, 2 points given up[/I] [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=-31mWAH-OJnmjh8u&t=5537']1:32:17[/URL](2nd Half :09 Xavier 76 UConn 78) Gets called for a very cheap foul on Maddox before the inbound that the announcer even notes. Most likely a makeup call for a cheap foul the refs called on Xavier at the other end. Officials sucked this game. [I]1 foul committed, 2-2 FTs, 2 points given up[/I] [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=39AOlwrkmTci92ZT&t=5923']1:38:43[/URL] (OT 4:32 Xavier 78 UConn 81 This was a great sequence. Karaban hits a deep 3, and then Ross is faced with a similar situation from earlier in the game from 58:26. He doesn't bite too hard on the pump from Maddox this time and then recovers for the block. Bravo! [I]2-7, 1 block[/I] [URL='https://youtu.be/4Ave3yQF8Wc?si=lfpQKNuP7NSY2Chp&t=6490']1:48:10[/URL] (OT 2:06 Xavier 82 UConn 87) Runs Maddox hard off the 3 point line. Makes a nice recovery to get a block (announcer said pass, but the scoresheet counted a block). [I]2-8, 1 block [B]Overall: [/B][/I] Opponent 2-8 from the field, 4 fouls committed, 6-7 from the FT line. 12 points given up this game. 2 blocks and 1 steal in 19 minutes. In a game where Maddox had 22 points, Ross was responsible for 7 of them. 1-4 on 3 points and 4 FTs. [/QUOTE]

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