One week after a horrific fight with Cincinnati that made Ron Artest look like an a pacifist, Xavier University took to the court against 7-4 Oral Roberts last weekend.    (photo courtesy of thesportsbank.net)

Due to suspensions from last week’s brawl to settle it all, Xavier was without three players, including All-American point guard Tu Holloway.  And it showed.

The Musketeers were throttled by Oral Roberts on the Xavier home court by a score of 64-42.    Holloway seemingly took pride in the Cincinnati fight, saying after the game that Xavier had a “bunch of gangsters in the locker room” and boasted that Xavier’s team motto is ”We zip them up.”

Well, the Gangstas were thumped by 22 points on last Sunday, and instead of receiving All-American accolades and triple doubles, Holloway will forever be known as the thug who spoke those eloquent words a week ago.

Because the suspension was only for one game (which garnered plenty of criticism in and of itself), Holloway will return for Xavier’s next match up against Long Beach State, as he and the Musketeers will not only try to bounce back after this season’s only loss, and they’ll try to shake the self-imposed thug image for the rest of the season.

Xavier’s record after this loss drops them to 8-1 on the season.