Crosstown Shootout
The Crosstown shootout is an annual men's college basketball game played between the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University. The two schools are separated by 2 miles (3.2 km) in Cincinnati, making the archrivalry the closest major rivalry in the country. The game was first played in 1927, and has been played every year since 1946. In recent years, the game has been sponsored by Skyline Chili. The University of Cincinnati currently leads the series with a record of 48–31.
Throughout its history, the game has been played at six different venues including the Armory Fieldhouse and Fifth Third Arena on the University of Cincinnati campus; and the Cintas Center and Schmidt Field House on the Xavier University campus. However, the majority of the games have been played at two other sites—Cincinnati Gardens and U.S. Bank Arena. The Gardens has served as the regular home court for both schools at different times, and was even shared by both teams for a brief period in the late 1980s; U.S. Bank Arena was UC's home court from 1976 to 1987 when it was known as Riverfront Coliseum.
The 2011 game was marred at the end by a bench-clearing brawl.
College comparison
Results
Season |
Result [1] |
Site |
2011–12 |
Xavier |
76 |
Cincinnati |
53 |
Cintas Center |
2010–11 |
Cincinnati |
66 |
Xavier |
46 |
Fifth Third Arena |
2009–10 |
Xavier |
83 |
Cincinnati |
79 |
Cintas Center |
(2OT) |
2008–09 |
Xavier |
76 |
Cincinnati |
66 |
Fifth Third Arena |
2007–08 |
Xavier |
64 |
Cincinnati |
59 |
Cintas Center |
2006–07 |
Cincinnati |
67 |
Xavier |
57 |
Fifth Third Arena |
2005–06 |
Xavier |
73 |
Cincinnati |
71 |
Cintas Center |
(OT) |
2004–05 |
Cincinnati |
65 |
Xavier |
54 |
Fifth Third Arena |
2003–04 |
Xavier |
71 |
Cincinnati |
69 |
Cintas Center |
2002–03 |
Xavier |
50 |
Cincinnati |
44 |
Fifth Third Arena |
2001–02 |
Cincinnati |
75 |
Xavier |
55 |
Cintas Center |
2000–01 |
Xavier |
69 |
Cincinnati |
67 |
Fifth Third Arena |
1999-00 |
Xavier |
66 |
Cincinnati |
64 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1998–99 |
Cincinnati |
87 |
Xavier |
77 |
Fifth Third Arena |
1997–98 |
Xavier |
88 |
Cincinnati |
68 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1996–97 |
Xavier |
71 |
Cincinnati |
69 |
Fifth Third Arena |
1995–96 |
Cincinnati |
99 |
Xavier |
90 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1994–95 |
Cincinnati |
87 |
Xavier |
80 |
Fifth Third Arena |
1993–94 |
Xavier |
82 |
Cincinnati |
76 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
(OT) |
1992–93 |
Cincinnati |
78 |
Xavier |
67 |
Fifth Third Arena |
1991–92 |
Cincinnati |
93 |
Xavier |
75 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1990–91 |
Cincinnati |
69 |
Xavier |
56 |
Fifth Third Arena |
1989–90 |
Xavier |
90 |
Cincinnati |
88 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
(OT) |
1988–89 |
Cincinnati |
86 |
Xavier |
76 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1987–88 |
Xavier |
98 |
Cincinnati |
80 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1986–87 |
Cincinnati |
75 |
Xavier |
73 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1985–86 |
Xavier |
80 |
Cincinnati |
76 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1984–85 |
Xavier |
55 |
Cincinnati |
52 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1983–84 |
Xavier |
72 |
Cincinnati |
63 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1982–83 |
Cincinnati |
73 |
Xavier |
58 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1981–82 |
Xavier |
53 |
Cincinnati |
51 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1980–81 |
Cincinnati |
79 |
Xavier |
72 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1979–80 |
Xavier |
77 |
Cincinnati |
69 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1978–79 |
Cincinnati |
60 |
Xavier |
58 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1977–78 |
Cincinnati |
59 |
Xavier |
54 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1976–77 |
Cincinnati |
77 |
Xavier |
68 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1975–76 |
Cincinnati |
81 |
Xavier |
74 |
Riverfront Coliseum |
1974–75 |
Cincinnati |
66 |
Xavier |
57 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1973–74 |
Cincinnati |
68 |
Xavier |
56 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1972–73 |
Cincinnati |
78 |
Xavier |
68 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1971–72 |
Cincinnati |
76 |
Xavier |
71 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
|
Season |
Result |
Site |
1970–71 |
Xavier |
66 |
Cincinnati |
65 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1969–70 |
Cincinnati |
85 |
Xavier |
72 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1968–69 |
Cincinnati |
52 |
Xavier |
50 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1967–68 |
Xavier |
72 |
Cincinnati |
71 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1966–67 |
Cincinnati |
79 |
Xavier |
69 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
(OT) |
1965–66 |
Cincinnati |
67 |
Xavier |
62 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1964–65 |
Cincinnati |
102 |
Xavier |
72 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1963–64 |
Cincinnati |
94 |
Xavier |
92 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1962–63 |
Cincinnati |
72 |
Xavier |
61 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1961–62 |
Cincinnati |
61 |
Xavier |
58 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1960–61 |
Cincinnati |
89 |
Xavier |
53 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1959–60 |
Cincinnati |
85 |
Xavier |
68 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1958–59 |
Cincinnati |
92 |
Xavier |
66 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1957–58 |
Cincinnati |
80 |
Xavier |
68 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
Cincinnati |
79 |
Xavier |
68 |
Armory Fieldhouse |
1956–57 |
Cincinnati |
69 |
Xavier |
57 |
Armory Fieldhouse |
Xavier |
88 |
Cincinnati |
62 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1955–56 |
Xavier |
79 |
Cincinnati |
72 |
Armory Fieldhouse |
(OT) |
Cincinnati |
71 |
Xavier |
66 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1954–55 |
Cincinnati |
70 |
Xavier |
69 |
Armory Fieldhouse |
Xavier |
67 |
Cincinnati |
64 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1953–54 |
Cincinnati |
81 |
Xavier |
76 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
Cincinnati |
77 |
Xavier |
58 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1952–53 |
Xavier |
70 |
Cincinnati |
68 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
Xavier |
81 |
Cincinnati |
78 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1951–52 |
Cincinnati |
68 |
Xavier |
63 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
Xavier |
77 |
Cincinnati |
70 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1950–51 |
Cincinnati |
81 |
Xavier |
66 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
Cincinnati |
83 |
Xavier |
70 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1949–50 |
Cincinnati |
59 |
Xavier |
48 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
Xavier |
54 |
Cincinnati |
53 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
1948–49 |
Cincinnati |
57 |
Xavier |
46 |
Cincinnati Gardens |
Xavier |
71 |
Cincinnati |
64 |
Schmidt Field House |
1947–48 |
Cincinnati |
52 |
Xavier |
45 |
Schmidt Field House |
1946–47 |
Cincinnati |
76 |
Xavier |
51 |
Schmidt Field House |
1945–46 |
Cincinnati |
53 |
Xavier |
39 |
Schmidt Field House |
|
1942–43 |
Xavier |
51 |
Cincinnati |
37 |
Schmidt Field House |
|
1927–28 |
Xavier |
29 |
Cincinnati |
25 |
Schmidt Field House |
|
Sources
- ^ "Unofficial Crosstown Shootout Website". http://www.crosstownshootout.com/history.php.