The Crosstown shootout is an annual men's college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 game played between the University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....

 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 has been played since 1927. In recent years, the game has been sponsored by Skyline Chili

Skyline Chili

Skyline Chili is a chain of chili restaurants based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1949 by Greek immigrant Nicholas Lambrinides, Skyline Chili is named for the view of Cincinnati's skyline that Lambrinides could see from his first restaurant , opened in the section of town now known as Price Hill...

. The University of Cincinnati currently leads the series with a record of 48–30.

Throughout its history, the game has been played at six different venues including the Armory Fieldhouse

Armory Fieldhouse

Armory Fieldhouse is an on-campus facility located at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was built in 1954 to replace the old Schmidlapp Gymnasium, and originally was used as the home for the Bearcats men's basketball team, who opened the building with a 97-65 win over Indiana on...

 and Fifth Third Arena

Fifth Third Arena

Fifth Third Arena is a 13,176-seat multi-purpose arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, named for Fifth Third Bank. The arena opened in 1989. It is home to the University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team. It is located in the Myrl H. Shoemaker Center, which was the name of the arena as...

 on the University of Cincinnati campus; and the Cintas Center

Cintas Center

Cintas Center is a 10,250 seat multi-purpose arena and conference center at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The arena officially opened in 2000 and was constructed through private donations as part of Xavier University's Century Campaign...

 and Schmidt Field House

Schmidt Field House

The Schmidt Memorial Field House is an on-campus arena at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was built in 1927 and opened on March 7, 1928 with a win against archrival Cincinnati. It is named for Walter Schmidt, Class of 1905, a benefactor to then-St...

 on the Xavier University campus. However, the majority of the games have been played at two other sites—Cincinnati Gardens

Cincinnati Gardens

The Cincinnati Gardens is an indoor sports and entertainment arena located in Cincinnati, Ohio, that opened in 1949. The 25,000 square foot brick and limestone building, whose entrance is decorated with six three-dimensional carved athletic figures, was modeled after Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto,...

 and U.S. Bank Arena

U.S. Bank Arena

U.S. Bank Arena is an indoor arena, located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, along the banks of the Ohio River, next to the Great American Ball Park. Completed in September 1975, the arena seats 17,556 people...

 (formerly Riverfront Coliseum). 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.

College comparison

Category	Xavier	Cincinnati
Affiliation	Catholic (Jesuit Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, and advocating and... )	State of Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
Location	Cincinnati	Cincinnati
Students	6,700	41,357
School Colors	Navy Blue Navy blue Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue which almost appears as black. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world....  & White White White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...	Red Red Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...  & Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
Mascot	Musketeers	Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. Since July 1, 2005, the school's athletic teams have been members of the Big East Conference....
Arena	The Cintas Center Cintas Center Cintas Center is a 10,250 seat multi-purpose arena and conference center at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The arena officially opened in 2000 and was constructed through private donations as part of Xavier University's Century Campaign...	Fifth Third Arena Fifth Third Arena Fifth Third Arena is a 13,176-seat multi-purpose arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, named for Fifth Third Bank. The arena opened in 1989. It is home to the University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team. It is located in the Myrl H. Shoemaker Center, which was the name of the arena as...
Wins	30	48

Results

Season	Result				| Site
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