The 91st Crosstown Shootout that pits the Cincinnati Bearcats against the Xavier Musketeers in men's basketball was held on Saturday. This is such an anticipated event on the early winter sports calendar that it now has the purest of Cincinnati sponsors: Skyline Chili. Back in the day, when listening to clear-signal AM radio was a thing, I recall the wired-up Bill Cunningham talking about this .
The Xavier Musketeers handed the Cincinnati Bearcats their first loss of the 2023/24 season and captured their fifth-straight win in the Crosstown Shootout after outlasting their rivals, 84-79, Saturday night at the Cintas Center.