Crosstown Shootout
The Crosstown Shootout is an annual men's college basketball game played between the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier University Musketeers. The two schools are separated by 3 miles (4.8 km) in Cincinnati, making the archrivalry one of the closest major rivalries in the country. The game was first played in 1927, and has been played every year since 1946. In recent years, the game has been sponsored by Skyline Chili.
Xavier Musketeers
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| Sport | Men's basketball |
|---|---|
| First meeting | 1927 Xavier 29, Cincinnati 25 |
| Latest meeting | December 9, 2023 Xavier 84, Cincinnati 79 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 91 |
| All-time series | Cincinnati leads 51–40 |
| Largest victory | Cincinnati: 30 points (1964–65) |
| Longest win streak | Cincinnati, 12 (1956–1967) |
| Current win streak | Xavier, 5 (2019–present) |
Throughout its history, the game has been played at six different venues including the Armory Fieldhouse and Fifth Third Arena on the UC campus; and the Schmidt Field House and Cintas Center on the Xavier campus. However, the majority of the games have been played at two other sites—Cincinnati Gardens and US Bank Arena. The Gardens has served as the regular home court for both schools at different times, and was even shared by both teams from 1987 to 1989. US Bank Arena was UC's home court from 1976 to 1987 when it was known as Riverfront Coliseum.
From 1989 to 2011, the game alternated between the schools' on-campus arenas. After the 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl at the Cintas Center, the series was moved to US Bank Arena as a neutral site for two seasons before resuming as an on-campus series.