The BIG EAST league schedule finally begins on Monday. Four BIG EAST teams completed their non-league slates Saturday with comfortable victories at home. The BIG EAST’s collective non-conference record stands at 101-25 (.802), the fifth best in league history.
Conference play starts with two games on Monday, both on FS1. Villanova hosts Xavier at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Finneran Pavilion followed by Seton Hall at DePaul at 8:30 p.m.
The last meeting between Villanova and Xavier came in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals last March with the Wildcats prevailing 71-67 in overtime. The two teams split the regular-season series with each home team victorious.