No. 15/14 Xavier takes its 3-0 BIG EAST record on the road to face No. 3/3 Villanova Tuesday night at The Pavilion. The Wildcats are 3-1 in league play. FS1 will televise at 7 p.m. ET.
The last time these teams met was Feb. 24, 2016, when the No. 5 Musketeers downed the No. 1 Wildcats 90-83 at the Cintas Center. Villanova had defeated Xavier in the previous seven BIG EAST meetings. This year, Xavier is 13-2 overall and owns a six-game winning streak. Villanova is 15-1 and is coming off a 93-81 win over St. John’s. Tonight’s game will be the 176th consecutive sellout at The Pavilion where the Wildcats have won 45 in a row.