
Xavier Musketeers at Cincinnati Bearcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballNo. 22 Cincinnati beats Xavier 68-65 and snaps a 5-game losing streak against its crosstown rival

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

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 12,513 | Capacity:
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Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |