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Terrell Holloway scored a career-high 26 points, including the final seven in the first overtime to lead Xavier University to an 83-79 double-overtime victory over the 19th ranked University of Cincinnati Bearcats on Sunday night at Cintas Center, enabling the Musketeers to continue their recent domination of the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout.

Who had a better Sunday than Brandon Marshall Fantasy owners? The Atlantic 10. Xavier beat Cincinnati in a thriller , Rhode Island won at Boston College and Temple dealt Villanova its first defeat -- a 75-65 loss in which the Owls' Juan Fernandez, a sophomore who averaged 5.5 points last season, put 33 points on the Wildcats thanks to seven ...

Jason Love got his 19th rebound with 9.8 seconds left and made a clinching free throw, leading Xavier to an 83-79 double-overtime victory over No.

Bragging rights and more are on the line Sunday night when No. 19 Cincinnati travels to Xavier for this season's installment of the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout.

It wasn't necessarily aesthetically pleasing to the eye. And often times, that's when Kansas State basketball is at its best.

As Xavier players quietly filed out of the locker room following Tuesday's 71-56 loss at Kansas State, junior Dante Jackson answered questions about the team's lackluster effort at Bramlage Coliseum.

Published online 12/9/2009 12:05 AM Kansas State earns a 15-point win over Xavier on Tuesday.

Sophomore guard Jordan Crawford scored 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting to lead the Xavier University men's basketball team past Kent State by a 77-61 score on Friday evening at Cintas Center.

Jordan Crawford scored 22 points and Terrell Holloway added 12 Friday, leading Xavier past Creighton 80-67 at the Old Spice Classic.

After Xavier thumped Sacred Heart by 40 points Nov. 21 to end a three-game, season-opening homestand, coach Chris Mack told players in the locker room that spring training was over.

After weeks of practices and intrasquad scrimmages, Xavier basketball players are eager to see how they stack up against an opponent.

Coach Chris Mack was clear about one mission following Xavier's first exhibition game earlier this week: The team needed to defend without fouling.

Chris Mack might be making his regular-season debut as Xavier's newest head coach, but he isn't exactly the new kid on the block.

OUTLOOK: One of the most difficult tasks in college basketball is winning the regular season title in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

When fans rise to their feet and Xavier's starting lineup is announced at Cintas Center, there's one player who commands attention.

The University of Dayton men's basketball team may be favored to win the Atlantic 10, but the league's coaches expect a competitive race and believe the list of potential champions is long.

Three-time defending Atlantic 10 regular-season champion Xavier was chosen second by head coaches and select media members in the conference's preseason men's basketball poll.

He has won 82 games and lost just 24. He's 3-for-3 in NCAA tournament berths and never failed to win at least one game in the Big Dance.

With four starters and 10 of its top 11 scorers returning from last year's 27-8 team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Dayton has been selected as the team to beat in the Atlantic 10 men's basketball race, according to a poll of the Atlantic 10's head coaches and selected media released Thursday during Men's Basketball Media ...

He hasn't played a single game for his new team, but Xavier guard Jordan Crawford already is the Atlantic 10's most famous player.