They staged the best urban schoolyard rumble in America again Thursday night. For the fourth time in five years, Xavier left the UC Bearcats feeling like somebody beat them up and swiped their lunch money. Kenny Satterfield, running past Romain Sato, kept UC in the game. The Muskies won 69-67. They were the last men standing in a strange, see-saw and physical game, in which the last to stand seemed all that mattered.
Passion only goes so far, even in the Crosstown Shootout.
You can play the game like a schoolyard rumble, and trust us, Xavier and UC tried Thursday night. We hadn't seen so many elbows since Bruce Lee was alive. But eventually, somebody has to give the game some sanity. It's OK to have a game with the pace of the Indy 500. But someone has to drive the car.