Mick Cronin had said his team was not nearly a finished product. That was evident Saturday when the No. 11 Cincinnati Bearcats emphatically lost 89-76 at No. 21 Xavier in the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout.
UC coach Cronin had expressed concern that UC (7-1) had not faced a Top 25 team. Xavier (7-1) had played two such teams in Arizona State (loss) and Baylor (win). Add in the fact that the Musketeers were playing UC at home, and that XU had not lost a non-league home game since 2012, and it is no great surprise that UC lost.