As it so often is, the Crosstown Shootout between the Xavier Musketeers and Cincinnati Bearcats was a great game. The Bearcats walked away with an 86-78 victory, which is good for Cincy and not so good for Xavier. We’ll get back to that in a minute.
Bluiett had a career high 40 points in the loss. He was a perfect 10-10 in the first half with 26 points, including six threes. It was truly a mesmerizing performance, given the stakes and opponent.
Unfortunately for Bluiett and the Musketeers, everyone else struggled to score.