In front of a capacity crowd of 12,012 at Fifth Third Arena, the 90th meeting between the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University went exactly as the oddsmakers predicted. Prognostications were for a close game between two and four points. While the 2022 Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout was briefly a 17-point game, predictions were reasonably accurate as Xavier held off the Bearcats 80-77 after a frantic UC finish.
UC's David DeJulius had tied the game on a banked-in 3-pointer and added a free throw with 11 seconds left. Xavier's Souley Boum was then fouled and made a late free throw with 1.