CINCY

XAVIER

Tre Carroll scores career-high 30 to lead Xavier over Cincinnati 79-74 in 93rd Crosstown Shootout

AP
Dec 05, 2025

CINNCINNATI (AP) Tre Carroll erupted for a career-high 30 points, powering Xavier Musketeers past Cincinnati Bearcats 79-74 on Saturday in the 93rd Crosstown Shootout, extending the Bearcats’ skid in the series’ road venue to 12 straight.

Carroll, a former FAU teammate of Cincinnati forward Baba Miller, took over in the second half. He scored Xavier’s first eight points in the third quarter and pushed the Musketeers (7-3) ahead 45-39 with a run of six straight at the 16-minute mark. By the time he slipped in a layup with 57 seconds left, he had carried Xavier through every major swing, shooting 14 of 23 with seven rebounds.

Cincinnati (6-3) kept countering behind Day Day Thomas, who scored 15 points and hit a pair of 3s to ignite a brief push back to 56-48. Jalen Celestine drilled a 3 to put the Bearcats up 68-67 with 2:39 left, but Filip Borovicanin answered on the next possession and Xavier never lost the lead again.

Miller had 10 points and 17 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, but the Bearcats’ 11-for-33 shooting from deep and 9 turnovers in the second half undercut their chances. Shon Abaev added 16 points and four 3s.

Milicevic scored 12 with a pair of 3s, All Wright added six points and four assists and the Musketeers held UC to 38% shooting.

Carroll’s final burst and Wright’s four free throws in the last 41 seconds sealed another Crosstown Shootout win for Xavier.

Cincinnati heads home to host Georgia on Dec. 13.

Xavier hosts Missouri St. on Dec. 12.

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1st Half
CINCY
Bearcats
37
XAV
Musketeers
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bearcats gains possession)
19:35	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	3-0
19:20		Jovan Milicevic misses three point jump shot
19:17		Baba Miller defensive rebound
19:12		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
19:10		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
19:10		Baba Miller personal foul
18:53	+2	Filip Borovicanin makes two point layup	3-2
18:40		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
18:37		Malik Messina-Moore defensive rebound
18:22	+2	All Wright makes two point jump shot	3-4
18:09		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
18:06		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
18:00		Jovan Milicevic misses three point jump shot
17:57		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
17:45		Jovan Milicevic shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
17:45	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-4
17:45		Baba Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:45		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
17:22	+2	Filip Borovicanin makes two point jump shot	4-6
16:48	+3	Shon Abaev makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	7-6
16:25		Jovan Milicevic misses three point jump shot
16:22		Shon Abaev defensive rebound
16:18		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
16:14		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
16:10	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot	7-9
15:52		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
15:49		Malik Messina-Moore defensive rebound
15:40	+3	Filip Borovicanin makes three point jump shot (Jovan Milicevic assists)	7-12
15:38		Musketeers 30 second timeout
15:38		TV timeout
15:09		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:06		Tyler McKinley offensive rebound
15:02		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
15:00		Tyler McKinley offensive rebound
14:59		Tyler McKinley turnover (traveling)
14:58		Tre Carroll turnover (Kerr Kriisa steals)
14:55		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
14:52		Tyler McKinley offensive rebound
14:50		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:47		Roddie Anderson III defensive rebound
14:22		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
14:19		Baba Miller defensive rebound
14:13	+2	Baba Miller makes two point layup	9-12
14:13		Tre Carroll shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
14:13	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-12
14:00		Roddie Anderson III misses two point jump shot
13:57		Baba Miller defensive rebound
13:55		Jovan Milicevic shooting foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
13:55	+1	Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-12
13:55		Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:55		Sencire Harris offensive rebound
13:49	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point jump shot	13-12
13:26		Roddie Anderson III misses three point jump shot
13:06		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
13:03		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
12:54	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (All Wright assists)	13-14
12:44		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
12:42		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
12:32		Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
12:29		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
12:23		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
12:21		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
12:19		Kerr Kriisa shooting foul (Roddie Anderson III draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Roddie Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-15
12:19	+1	Roddie Anderson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-16
11:59		Pape N'Diaye personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:56		Shon Abaev turnover (Roddie Anderson III steals)
11:53	+2	Roddie Anderson III makes two point layup	13-18
11:53		Day Day Thomas shooting foul
11:53	+1	Roddie Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-19
11:38		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
11:35		All Wright defensive rebound
11:15		All Wright misses two point jump shot
11:11		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
11:06		Shon Abaev misses three point jump shot
11:04		Sencire Harris offensive rebound
11:01	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)	16-19
10:43	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point hook shot (Isaiah Walker assists)	16-21
10:26		Pape N'Diaye blocks Shon Abaev's two point layup
10:24		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
10:15		Roddie Anderson III misses three point jump shot
10:13		Shon Abaev defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup (Sencire Harris assists)	18-21
9:47		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
9:47		Pape N'Diaye offensive rebound
9:46	+2	Pape N'Diaye makes two point layup	18-23
9:46		Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Pape N'Diaye draws the foul)
9:46	+1	Pape N'Diaye makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-24
9:37	+2	Shon Abaev makes two point layup (Baba Miller assists)	20-24
9:24		Moustapha Thiam blocks Isaiah Walker's two point layup
9:22		Anthony Robinson offensive rebound
9:21		Baba Miller shooting foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-25
9:21		Anthony Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:21		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
9:00		Kerr Kriisa turnover (Filip Borovicanin steals)
8:46		Malik Messina-Moore misses two point jump shot
8:44		Shon Abaev defensive rebound
8:36		Moustapha Thiam offensive foul
8:36		Moustapha Thiam turnover (offensive foul)
8:25		Shon Abaev blocks All Wright's two point layup
8:22		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
8:11	+2	Tyler McKinley makes two point layup (Shon Abaev assists)	22-25
8:03	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Malik Messina-Moore assists)	22-27
7:43		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
7:39		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
7:39		Jalen Celestine personal foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:39	+1	Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-28
7:39		Anthony Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:39		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
7:25	+3	Shon Abaev makes three point jump shot (Jalen Celestine assists)	25-28
7:00		Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
6:58		Keyshuan Tillery defensive rebound
6:49	+3	Shon Abaev makes three point jump shot	28-28
6:27		Malik Messina-Moore misses three point jump shot
6:24		Keyshuan Tillery defensive rebound
6:15		Tyler McKinley turnover (traveling)
6:02		Moustapha Thiam blocks Jovan Milicevic's two point layup
5:59		Baba Miller defensive rebound
5:44		Shon Abaev misses two point jump shot
5:40		Malik Messina-Moore defensive rebound
5:28	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot (Malik Messina-Moore assists)	28-30
5:06		Keyshuan Tillery turnover (Jovan Milicevic steals)
4:49	+2	Malik Messina-Moore makes two point jump shot (Roddie Anderson III assists)	28-32
4:34	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point layup (Baba Miller assists)	30-32
4:21		Baba Miller blocks Tre Carroll's three point jump shot
4:17		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
3:54	+2	Baba Miller makes two point jump shot	32-32
3:37	+3	Jovan Milicevic makes three point jump shot (Malik Messina-Moore assists)	32-35
3:26		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
3:23		Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound
3:17		Malik Messina-Moore misses three point jump shot
3:15		Filip Borovicanin offensive rebound
3:02		Filip Borovicanin misses three point jump shot
2:59		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
2:41		Malik Messina-Moore shooting foul (Kerr Kriisa draws the foul)
2:41		TV timeout
2:41		Kerr Kriisa misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:41	+1	Kerr Kriisa makes regular free throw 2 of 3	33-35
2:41	+1	Kerr Kriisa makes regular free throw 3 of 3	34-35
2:25		Jalen Celestine personal foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
2:25		Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:25		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
2:09	+3	Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot (Jalen Celestine assists)	37-35
1:53	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot	37-37
1:52		Musketeers 30 second timeout
1:37		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
1:35		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
1:30		Roddie Anderson III misses three point jump shot
1:27		Anthony Robinson offensive rebound
1:25		Anthony Robinson turnover (lost ball)
1:09		Tre Carroll blocks Tyler McKinley's two point layup
1:08		Bearcats offensive rebound
1:03		Shon Abaev misses three point jump shot
1:01		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
0:42		Tre Carroll misses two point jump shot
0:40		Baba Miller defensive rebound
0:34		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
0:31		All Wright defensive rebound
0:06		Roddie Anderson III misses three point jump shot
0:03		Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound
0:01		Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CINCY
Bearcats
37
XAV
Musketeers
42

Time		Play	Score
19:34		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
19:32		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
19:23	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point dunk (Kerr Kriisa assists)	39-37
19:04		Jovan Milicevic misses two point jump shot
19:03		Tre Carroll personal foul
18:48		Shon Abaev misses two point jump shot
18:45		All Wright defensive rebound
18:21		Jovan Milicevic misses three point jump shot
18:18		Baba Miller defensive rebound
18:09		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
18:07		Jovan Milicevic defensive rebound
17:58	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (All Wright assists)	39-39
17:35		Baba Miller misses two point layup
17:33		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot	39-41
17:15		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
17:12		Musketeers defensive rebound
16:47	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Filip Borovicanin assists)	39-43
16:24		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
16:22		Malik Messina-Moore defensive rebound
16:01	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot (Malik Messina-Moore assists)	39-45
15:42		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:39		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
15:27	+2	Jovan Milicevic makes two point jump shot (Filip Borovicanin assists)	39-47
15:27		Tyler McKinley shooting foul (Jovan Milicevic draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:27	+1	Jovan Milicevic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-48
15:01		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
14:58		All Wright defensive rebound
14:33	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Jovan Milicevic assists)	39-50
14:33		Tyler McKinley shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
14:33		Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:33		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
14:26		Tre Carroll shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
14:26	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-50
14:26	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-50
14:13		Musketeers 30 second timeout
14:13		TV timeout
13:56		Malik Messina-Moore misses three point jump shot
13:54		Jovan Milicevic offensive rebound
13:52		All Wright misses three point jump shot
13:50		Baba Miller defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	43-50
13:12	+3	Jovan Milicevic makes three point jump shot (Filip Borovicanin assists)	43-53
12:45		Pape N'Diaye blocks Baba Miller's two point layup
12:45		Bearcats offensive rebound
12:38		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
12:36		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
12:21	+3	Roddie Anderson III makes three point jump shot (Malik Messina-Moore assists)	43-56
12:19		Bearcats 30 second timeout
12:19		TV timeout
12:06		Isaiah Walker shooting foul (Shon Abaev draws the foul)
12:06		Shon Abaev misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:06		Shon Abaev misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:06		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
11:42		Roddie Anderson III misses three point jump shot
11:40		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
11:18		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
11:16		Jalen Celestine offensive rebound
11:09	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Shon Abaev assists)	46-56
10:32		Roddie Anderson III misses three point jump shot
10:29		Bearcats defensive rebound
10:12	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists)	48-56
9:46		Tre Carroll misses two point jump shot
9:44		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
9:36		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
9:32		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
9:22		Jalen Celestine turnover (out of bounds)
9:11	+2	Jovan Milicevic makes two point layup (Tre Carroll assists)	48-58
8:55		Jovan Milicevic shooting foul (Moustapha Thiam draws the foul)
8:55		Moustapha Thiam misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:55	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-58
8:27		Jovan Milicevic misses three point jump shot
8:25		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
8:20	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	52-58
8:17		Musketeers 30 second timeout
8:17		TV timeout
7:57	+2	Malik Messina-Moore makes two point jump shot (Filip Borovicanin assists)	52-60
7:46		Baba Miller misses two point layup
7:44		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
7:44	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup	54-60
7:17	+2	Filip Borovicanin makes two point jump shot (All Wright assists)	54-62
7:09		Kerr Kriisa turnover (Jovan Milicevic steals)
6:53		Sencire Harris shooting foul (Jovan Milicevic draws the foul)
6:53		Jovan Milicevic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:53		Jovan Milicevic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:53		Baba Miller defensive rebound
6:38		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
6:31		Baba Miller offensive rebound
6:28	+2	Baba Miller makes two point layup	56-62
6:19		Filip Borovicanin misses three point jump shot
6:15		Baba Miller defensive rebound
6:01		Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
5:59		Baba Miller offensive rebound
5:59		Filip Borovicanin shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
5:59		Baba Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:59		Baba Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:59		Tyler McKinley offensive rebound
5:55	+3	Shon Abaev makes three point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists)	59-62
5:41		Baba Miller shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
5:41		Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:41		Baba Miller defensive rebound
5:35		All Wright shooting foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
5:35		Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:35	+1	Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-63
5:20	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot	60-65
5:06		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
5:05		Jovan Milicevic defensive rebound
4:54		Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
4:52		Baba Miller defensive rebound
4:47	+3	Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	63-65
4:27		All Wright misses three point jump shot
4:25		Baba Miller defensive rebound
4:17		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
4:14		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
4:03		Sencire Harris personal foul
3:56	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup	63-67
3:56		Baba Miller shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56		Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:56		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
3:49		All Wright personal foul (Kerr Kriisa draws the foul)
3:49	+1	Kerr Kriisa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-67
3:49	+1	Kerr Kriisa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-67
3:32		Filip Borovicanin turnover (Jalen Celestine steals)
3:27		Filip Borovicanin shooting foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
3:27		Jalen Celestine misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:27		Jalen Celestine misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:27		Baba Miller offensive rebound
3:11		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
3:11		All Wright defensive rebound
3:11		Tre Carroll turnover (Sencire Harris steals)
2:51		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:49		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
2:39	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	68-67
2:25	+3	Filip Borovicanin makes three point jump shot (All Wright assists)	68-70
1:57		Day Day Thomas turnover (Tre Carroll steals)
1:31	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Malik Messina-Moore assists)	68-72
1:26		Bearcats 30 second timeout
1:17	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	70-72
0:57	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot	70-74
0:49		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
0:46		Malik Messina-Moore defensive rebound
0:41		Day Day Thomas personal foul (All Wright draws the foul)
0:41	+1	All Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-75
0:41	+1	All Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-76
0:32		Shon Abaev misses three point jump shot
0:29		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
0:29		Moustapha Thiam personal foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
0:29		Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:29		Baba Miller defensive rebound
0:25	+2	Shon Abaev makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)	72-76
0:23		Bearcats 60 second timeout
0:21		Musketeers 60 second timeout
0:11		Sencire Harris personal foul (All Wright draws the foul)
0:11	+1	All Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-77
0:11	+1	All Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-78
0:05	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point layup	74-78
0:03		Kerr Kriisa personal foul (Jovan Milicevic draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Jovan Milicevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-79
0:03		Jovan Milicevic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		Baba Miller defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Baba Miller defensive rebound