Xavier travels to Hillhouse Thursday night while the rest of the SCC plays on Friday.

It will give spectators and coaches to see how Xavier reacts to the full-court pressure the Academics will throw at them, especially on the bigger court - the game will be held at the Floyd Little Athletic Center at 7.

Xavier is coming off a 10-point loss to Wilbur Cross at home - all six of the Falcons' losses have been on their home floor. That is stunning.

Xavier will have to win the rebounding battle by a significant margin to have a shot at upsetting the second-ranked and undefeated Academics.