by Dick Weiss for The American
Four years can feel like an eternity if you're Cincinnati senior guard Troy Caupain and you haven't beaten your next door neighbor Xavier during your college career.
But Caupain found a way to ease the pain in his final crack against 24th-ranked Xavier Thursday night in the Crosstown Shootout He scored 16 points, had 5 assists and nailed a game clinching lethal three with eight seconds to play as the Bearcats regained bragging rights in the Queen City with a dramatic 86-79 victory before a standing room only crowd of 13,477 at Fifth Third Arena in the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout.