Saturday, December 12
Cincinnati, Ohio
5:30 P.M.
Xavier University
vs
University of Cincinnati
No. 12 Xavier Hosts No. 23 Cincinnati on Saturday in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
12.10.15 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers have won six of the last eight meetings
CINCINNATI - Undefeated No. 12 Xavier hosts No. 23 Cincinnati on Saturday. Xavier is looking for its third straight win in the series and is looking to tie the school record for best start to a season at 10-0.
No. 12/13 Xavier University Musketeers (9-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
No. 23/22 University of Cincinnati Bearcts (8-1, 0-0 American)
Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. ET
Television: FOX National, including FOX network affiliate WXIX-TV (FOX 19) in Cincinnati, with play-by-play from Joe Davis and analysis from Jim Jackson.
Radio: 55KRC-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ('79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88).
• Xavier and Cincinnati are meeting for the 83rd time. UC leads the series 49-33, although XU has won the last two games.
• Xavier has won six of the last eight and seven of the last 10 vs. Cincinnati.
• Xavier, 9-0 and ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll & No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is coming off a 90-55 win over Wright State on Tues.
• Xavier's 9-0 start is the best under head coach Chris Mack and equals the best at XU since the school-record 10-0 start in 1996-97.
• Xavier has six players with double-figure scoring averages.
• Xavier, BIG EAST rebound margin leader at +14.7 rpg., is ranked 4th in the nation.
• Xavier has made more free throws (204) than its opponents have attempts (168).
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett, on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three straight weeks, leads XU in scoring at 15.9 ppg. (5th in BIG EAST).
• Xavier senior James Farr, who leads XU in rebounding at 8.7 rpg. (third in BIG EAST), scored a career-high 18 points vs. WKU on Dec. 5.
• Xavier has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of only 11 schools that have at least nine in that stretch.
• Xavier has been to five NCAA Sweet 16s in the last eight years, one of only nine schools with at least five in that stretch.
• Xavier has graduated each of the last 96 men's basketball players that have played as seniors, including all three seniors from last year's team.
 | THE MATCHUP |
No. 12/13 Xavier University Musketeers (9-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
No. 23/22 University of Cincinnati Bearcts (8-1, 0-0 American)
Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. ET
| TELEVISION AND RADIO |
Television: FOX National, including FOX network affiliate WXIX-TV (FOX 19) in Cincinnati, with play-by-play from Joe Davis and analysis from Jim Jackson.
Radio: 55KRC-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ('79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88).
| X-FACTORS IN 140 CHARACTERS |
• Xavier and Cincinnati are meeting for the 83rd time. UC leads the series 49-33, although XU has won the last two games.
• Xavier has won six of the last eight and seven of the last 10 vs. Cincinnati.
• Xavier, 9-0 and ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll & No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is coming off a 90-55 win over Wright State on Tues.
• Xavier's 9-0 start is the best under head coach Chris Mack and equals the best at XU since the school-record 10-0 start in 1996-97.
• Xavier has six players with double-figure scoring averages.
• Xavier, BIG EAST rebound margin leader at +14.7 rpg., is ranked 4th in the nation.
• Xavier has made more free throws (204) than its opponents have attempts (168).
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett, on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three straight weeks, leads XU in scoring at 15.9 ppg. (5th in BIG EAST).
• Xavier senior James Farr, who leads XU in rebounding at 8.7 rpg. (third in BIG EAST), scored a career-high 18 points vs. WKU on Dec. 5.
• Xavier has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of only 11 schools that have at least nine in that stretch.
• Xavier has been to five NCAA Sweet 16s in the last eight years, one of only nine schools with at least five in that stretch.
• Xavier has graduated each of the last 96 men's basketball players that have played as seniors, including all three seniors from last year's team.
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