A brawl between Cincinnati and Xavier prematurely ended Saturday's crosstown rivalry game.

With 9.4 seconds left and Xavier leading 76-53, a melee broke out.

Yancy Gates connected on a punch to Xavier's Kenny Frease and Cheikh Mbodj stepped on him. Frease was bloodied and had a black eye. Both Gates and Mbodj were ejected, along with Xavier's Dez Wells.

"I have never been this embarrassed in my entire career," Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin said.

"It's a complete embarrassment. Toughness is doing the right thing. You take your ass-whipping and go home. If my players don't act the right way, they will never play another game at Cincinnati."

Suspensions are forthcoming for many of the involved players.

Josiah Turner has been suspended for Wednesday's game against Florida.

“Josiah will not play in (Wednesday’s) game at Florida,” Miller said. “We will meet with him when we return to campus to discuss what his obligations to this program are moving forward.”

Turner's suspension was due to violations of team policy.