The Enquirer/Mike Nyerges
Xavier men's basketball announced on Tuesday a portion of its non-conference schedule for the month of December.
The "pre-Christmas" slate of games includes five home dates, according to an athletic department news release.
Xavier closes out the run of games with a Dec. 22 trip to Northern Iowa, which the Musketeers beat twice last season in the span of a week.
The newly-announced stretch of schedule includes:
• The Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout against the University of Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 2. The 2017-18 edition of the Crosstown Shootout will be hosted by Xavier at Cintas Center, which is currently undergoing renovations.