CINCINNATI --- The Xavier Musketeers and Cincinnati Bearcats meet in the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout on Saturday at UC's Fifth Third Arena. Cincinnati leads the series 50-35 but Xavier has won four of the last five meetings and eight of the last 11. Going further, XU has won 13 of the last 19 meetings.
Xavier, 6-3, led Ohio 56-54 with 10:47 left in the game on Wednesday at Cintas Center. The Musketeers dominated the remainder of the game 26-7 and rolled to a 21-point victory, 82-61, XU's fourth straight win. Cincinnati, 8-1, has won eight straight games since losing its opener to Ohio State at Fifth Third Arena.