By: Cooper Ledford
The Cincinnati Bearcats (6-1) and the Xavier Musketeers (5-3) will play each other in the Crosstown Shootout. XU will host UC in the Cintas Center, the game is set for 7 PM ET and will be on 700 WLW and ESPNU.
Last year, Xavier beat the Bearcats, but this year the #22 ranked UC wants revenge against the unranked Muskies.
The key player for UC will be Yancy Gates. Named to BIG EAST All-Rookie sqaud ... ranked 10th in overall offensive rebounds (2.8) ... ranked 12th in BIG EAST-only play in offensive rebounds (2.47) ... grabbed nine rebounds against Seton Hall (3/7) ... poured in a team-high 14 points and grabbed a game-high tying seven rebounds at USF (3/3) ... collected second double-double of the season with a career-high 22 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds vs. West Virginia (2/26) ... went 9-of-11 from the field against the Mountaineers and his nine defensive rebounds were a season-high ... recorded 16th double-figuring scoring game vs. No.7/7 Louisville with 10 second-half points ... scored a then season-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting vs. St. John's (2/11) and added six rebounds ... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for second time on Feb. 9 after averaging 13.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg in wins over Notre Dame and Georgetown ... notched 14th double-figure scoring game of the season with 11 points at Georgetown (2/7) ... came off the bench and scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 21 minutes of action vs. Notre Dame (2/4) ... scored nine points, snatched seven rebounds, and had two assists at Villanova (2/1) ... added nine points, four rebounds, and had a season-best four blocks vs. No. 25/23 Georgetown (1/28) ... poured in 11 points, his 12th double-figure scoring performance of the season, at St. John's (1/22) ... put in 14 points off the bench, added seven rebounds, and a season-high three assists at Providence (1/19) ... fell one rebound shy of a double-double after scoring 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds vs. No. 5/5 Connecticut (1/10) ... scored 10 points in BIG EAST debut at Marquette (1/4), his fifth double-figure scoring game in the last six contests ... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Dec. 22 after averaging 15.7 ppg and 8.0 rpg in wins over Charleston Southern (12/15), Mississippi State (12/18), and Eastern Kentucky (12/20) ... scored 14 points and snatched eight boards in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/22) ... put down game-tying dunk with one-tenth of a second left in regulation to send UC to overtime vs. Eastern Kentucky (12/20) ... scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds in overtime win vs. Colonels ... scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds vs. Mississippi State (12/18) ... scored a game-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and pulled down seven rebounds vs. Charleston Southern (12/15) ... hit first career 3-pointer vs. the Blazers ... scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting and added seven rebounds at UNLV (11/29) ... notched 10 points and six rebounds in win over Western Illinois (11/22) ... registered first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in collegiate debut vs. South Dakota (11/16), becoming the first freshman to record a double-double in first collegiate game since Dontonio Wingfield (1994-95).
The key player for the Musketeers will be Jordan Crawford. As a FRESHMAN AT IU (2007-08): Carwford Played in 30 games as a freshman, starting eight times...finished seventh among Big Ten Conference freshmen in scoring at 9.7 ppg. while helping Indiana finish 25-8 overall, 14-4 in the Big Ten and advancing to the NCAA Tournament...scored in double figures 15 times as a freshman, including a career-high 21 points in IU's win at Northwestern (2-23-08)...had a near perfect night from the floor at Northwestern, going 6-for-7 overall and 4-for-5 from beyond the arc, while handing out five assists and hitting all five of his attempts at the foul line...IU recorded a 13-2 record when Crawford scored in double figures...got the first start of his collegiate career in a 70-51 win over Kentucky and his older brother, Joe...notched 20 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three-point range while logging 39 minutes against Kentucky (12-8-07)...7-of-11 from the floor against UNC Wilmington for 15 points...had 13 points, six rebounds and four assists against Illinois State...scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting and had four rebounds in a win at Iowa...scored 11 points, pulled down seven rebounds, dished out four assists and snagged two steals in 38 minutes in the win at Michigan...had a huge first half in the win at Minnesota, scoring 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting...ended the contest against the Gophers with 16 points and six boards...netted 18 points off the bench, including a pair of clutch overtime threes, in the double overtime win at Illinois...hit four clutch free throws down the stretch in the win over Purdue...had eight points, six boards, a career-high seven assists, zero turnovers and three steals in the win at Ohio State...knocked in 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-4 from long range, at Michigan State...pulled down a career-high nine rebounds at Penn State...played 29 minutes off the bench in Indiana's 80-65 loss to Xavier in the championship game of the Chicago Invitational Challenge (11-24-07)...basketball coaches: Kelvin Sampson (first 26 games with a 22-4 mark) and Dan Dakich (seven games with a 3-4 mark). PREP SCHOOL (2006-07): Rated as the 11th best post-graduate player in the 2007 recruiting class by Scout.com...played at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy for Coach Kevin Keatts in the 2006-07 season...averaged 19.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 8.5 assists.
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