Third-ranked Villanova will begin a difficult stretch of playing four of its next five games on the road with a trip to Providence Wednesday night at the Dunkin Donuts Center.
The Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big East) defeated Butler 86-75 on Saturday to guarantee their sixth straight season of recording at least 10 league wins. Providence is 16-9 overall and 7-5 in the league.
Even more impressive is that Villanova won again despite playing without starting guard Phil Booth (fractured bone in right hand) and forward Eric Paschall (concussion). Booth is out indefinitely and Paschall has missed the last two games.