The 86th annual Crosstown Shootout between Xavier and the Cincinnati Bearcats will be played Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. Eastern at UC's newly renovated Fifth Third Arena, and will be televised on ESPN2.
Last season's Crosstown Shootout was played at Cintas Center on Dec. 2 and won by Xavier, 89-76.
XU's win narrowed UC's all-time series lead to 50-35. But the Bearcats have won the meeting just four times since Mick Cronin became their head coach in 2006.
It will be Travis Steele's first Crosstown Shootout as a head coach.
UC Sports Communications' release about the Crosstown Shootout also announced that UC's complete 2018-19 schedule with television information and tip times will be announced by the American Athletic Conference at a later date.