Xavier University Athletics
Xavier University
Cincinnati
No. 24/22 Xavier Takes On No. 19/19 Cincinnati In Annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
01.24.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers have won seven of the last nine meetings.
CINCINNATI - No. 24/22 Xavier heads across town on Thursday night to take on No. 19/19 Cincinnati in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout. Xavier has won seven of the last nine in the annual rivalry game and 14 of the last 20 overall.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and 55KRC-AM.
 |
 THE MATCHUP |
No. 24/22 Xavier University Musketeers (14-5, 4-3 BIG EAST Conf.)
No. 19/19 University of Cincinnati Bearcats (17-2, 7-0 AAC)
Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Fifth Third Arena (13,176) at University of Cincinnati
Â
|
|
 TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: ESPN2 with Adam Amin (pbp), Len Elmore (analyst) and Seth Greenberg (reporter).
Radio: 55KRC-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famers 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).
Live Stats
|
|
 X FACTORS |
• Xavier and Cincinnati are meeting for the 84th time. UC leads the series 49-34, although XU has won the last three games.
• Xavier has won seven of the last nine and 14 of the last 20 games vs. Cincinnati.
• Xavier, 14-5 overall and 4-3 in the BIG EAST, is playing its final non-conference game of the season. XU enters the game with a 10-2 non-conference record.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST (No. 15 nationally) in rebound margin (+7.6 rpg.).
• Xavier's Edmond Sumner is second on the team in scoring (13th in BIG EAST at 15.3 ppg.) and first in assists (third in BIG EAST at 4.8 apg.).
• Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett, who leads XU in scoring at 17.2 ppg. (sixth in the BIG EAST), is 27th on XU's career scoring list with 1,247 points.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has posted a team-high nine 20-point games this season, including a game-high 24 points in the win over Georgetown on Sunday.
• Xavier senior RaShid Gaston leads the team and is fourth in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.6 rpg., including a career-high 17 vs. Creighton on Jan. 16.
• Xavier's RaShid Gaston also is the team leader and ranks tied for second in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding at 2.9 rpg., including nine vs. Creighton.Â
• Xavier junior J.P. Macura is third on the team in scoring (16th in the BIG EAST at 14.5 ppg.), including 20 points vs. Georgetown, his third 20-point game this season.
• Xavier senior Malcolm Bernard scored a career-high 12 points vs. Georgetown, his fifth double-figure scoring game of the season and his third in five games.
• Xavier, 28-6 overall last season, made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 years. XU is one of only nine schools that can say that.Â
• Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
Â
