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Xavier Musketeers at Cincinnati Bearcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
8-3, 0-2 Away
Final
65 - 68
8-1, 6-0 Home

No. 22 Cincinnati beats Xavier 68-65 and snaps a 5-game losing streak against its crosstown rival

Xavier Musketeers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: Game Highlights

Cincinnati (8-1) rallied late to snap a five-game losing streak against the Musketeers (8-3).

Ryan Conwell completed a four-point play to cut Xavier's deficit to 66-65 with 13.8 seconds left. The Bearcats' Jizzle James hit two free throws to make it 68-65 with 13 seconds. Xavier's Zach Freemantle missed a potential tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Freemantle scored 18 points and Conwell had 17 for the Musketeers.

Freemantle scored 16 of his points in the first half, including a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer, giving the Musketeers a 31-30 lead.

Conwell's 3-pointer extended the Musketeers' lead to 53-46 with 7:50 remaining.

Cincinnati countered with a 12-1 , and a jumper by Lukosius put the Bearcats ahead 59-56.

Takeaways Xavier: The Musketeers have owned the series in recent years, winning five straight before Saturday. Xavier has won nine of 12, and 13 of the last 18 games.

Cincinnati: The Bearcats have relied heavily on 3-point shooting this season, but they beat Xavier despite shooting 5 for 20 from long range.

Key moment Lukosius had been 0 for 5 from 3-point range before he made his first from long range to get the Bearcats within two points with 5:56 remaining.

Key stat With 15 minutes remaining, the Musketeers had outscored Cincinnati 20-14 in the paint, with all of the Bearcats' points coming on lob passes for dunks. The Bearcats did much better in the second half and ended up outscoring Xavier 34-30 in the paint.

Up next Xavier plays at No. 18 UConn on Wednesday, while Cincinnati plays Dayton on Friday at Heritage Bank Center.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 68
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 65 - 68
2nd 0:00 Xavier Offensive Rebound. 65 - 68
2nd 0:01 Zach Freemantle missed Three Point Jumper. 65 - 68
2nd 0:13 Jizzle James made Free Throw. 65 - 68

Statistics

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22-58 FG 22-58
37.9 Field Goal % 37.9
6-19 3PT 5-20
31.6 Three Point % 25.0
15-17 FT 19-26
88.2 Free Throw % 73.1
37 Rebounds 36
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
28 Defensive Rebounds 24
13 Assists 13
7 Steals 9
0 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 13
9 Fast Break Points 7
30 Points in Paint 34
20 Fouls 16
7 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Fifth Third Arena

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 12,513 | Capacity:

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TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 18-2 - 31-5
Creighton 15-5 3 25-11
UConn 14-6 4 24-11
Marquette 13-7 5 23-11
Xavier 13-7 5 22-12
Villanova 11-9 7 20-14
Georgetown 8-12 10 18-16
Butler 6-14 12 15-20
Providence 6-14 12 12-20
DePaul 4-16 14 14-20
Seton Hall 2-18 16 7-25

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 19-1 - 34-4
Texas Tech 15-5 4 28-9
BYU 14-6 5 26-10
Arizona 14-6 5 24-13
Iowa State 13-7 6 25-10
Kansas 11-9 8 21-13
West Virginia 10-10 9 19-13
Baylor 10-10 9 20-15
TCU 9-11 10 16-16
Kansas State 9-11 10 16-17
Utah 8-12 11 16-17
Cincinnati 7-13 12 19-15
UCF 7-13 12 18-16
Oklahoma State 7-13 12 17-18
Arizona State 4-16 15 13-20
Colorado 3-17 16 14-21
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