There was a time when Cincinnati came into each meeting with Xavier with a reasonable expectation that they would win the game. After all, Xavier was the scrappy upstart squad from the smaller conference with far less national fanfare. Nowadays, the situations of the programs have flipped, except the Bearcats seem to have missed the memo that the less heralded team raises their game for the greatest rivalry in college basketball. For the third year in a row, Xavier bullied another timid iteration of a UC program that erroneously still pays lip service to the idea that their identity is found in their toughness.
Crosstown Blowout: Jack Nunge leads Xavier over UC
