Dayton beat Xavier and Miami at UD Arena. The crowd is so much closer than in other sports. It makes a big difference. Xavier coach Skip Prosser sees the home court as college basketball's great equalizer. You have more parity.
Every little edge is big.
Unless one team is clearly superior, the home court is going to be a factor. That's been the story of Xavier's season. It picks you up. It makes you play harder. The crowd can have as big an effect on the players it is cheering against.