Moments after Xavier's resounding victory over Cincinnati in the Crosstown Shootout on Saturday afternoon, Bearcats coach Mick Cronin exchanged words with Xavier senior J.P. Macura in the handshake line.
Cronin, in a news conference after the 89-76 loss, said a Xavier player told him to "eff off three times."
"You know who it was," Cronin said.
"If he was playing for me, he wouldn't play," he added.
Xavier coach Chris Mack then came into the news conference after Cronin finished and was heated, saying "there's two sides to the story" and "there's a reason their coach was issued a technical in the game.