Classic Big East rivals will meet for the first time this season, when the Georgetown Hoyas (14-7, 4-4 Big East) come to the Wells Fargo Center to take on the Villanova Wildcats (17-4, 8-0 Big East).
The Hoyas lead the all-time series, 43-38, but you wouldn’t have guessed that with the way things have been going since conference realignment. Villanova has won 10 of the last 11 meetings since the “new” Big East formed, including a streak of eight-straight victories.
The Wildcats enter Sunday’s showdown with a nine-game winning streak. Since losing back-to-back games to the Kansas Jayhawks and the Penn Quakers, they’ve elevated their play, first blowing out the UConn Huskies at Madison Square Garden before starting conference play with an unblemished 8-0 mark.