That's how long it was between Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout victories from Mick Cronin's last in 2018 to Wes Miller's first Saturday afternoon. A town fired up about a possible NCAA tournament team can turn sour when your team has dropped five straight against its biggest rival.

"I thought it was a really hard-fought game, as this always is. I tip my hat to UC," Xavier head coach Sean Miller said. "I thought they (UC) had a couple stretches where we could've broken the game open. To their credit, they continued to show great fight."

The No. 22 Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Xavier University Musketeers in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. The upcoming game is meeting No. 92 between the Bearcats and Musketeers, as the two local teams will go head-to-head in front of thousands of fans to earn bragging rights.

Cincinnati was paced by Simas Lukosius with 14 points, 11 coming in the second half. Aziz Bandaogo played one of the better games he’s had as a bearcat, scoring 12 points on 4-4 shooting and 4-6 from the free throw line.

C Bearcats basketball met Xavier for the 92nd time Saturday in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout. Here are takeaways from Scott Springer

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"That was the most fun I've ever had playing basketball by far," UC's Dillon Mitchell told ESPN+ after the Bearcats' win.

Photos form the crosstown shootout between Xavier Musketeers at Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.