Bragging rights in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout rivalry series have been restored to the navy-blue colored side of Cincinnati.
The No. 21-ranked Xavier Musketeers returned to winning ways in the storied Crosstown Shootout series, edging the No. 11 Bearcats Saturday, 89-76, Saturday at Cintas Center.
A raucous, record crowd of better than 10,800 witnessed Xavier head coach Chris Mack's program improve to 6-3 against the Bearcats under his watch.
The victory narrowed UC's sizeable all-time lead in the series to 50-35. It also capped a banner week for the Xavier program, which on Tuesday defeated No.