The No. 23-ranked Villanova Wildcats are set to take on the No. 18 Xavier Musketeers on Tuesday night at Finneran Pavilion. The two teams are currently trending in opposite directions as ‘Nova has dropped two straight, while the visitors enter the game riding a seven-game winning streak.
Scouting the Muskies
Coming into the year, Travis Steele’s squad was thought to be a dark horse in the Big East race, and they have impressed early on. They boast wins over Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati, and their lone loss came against a red-hot Iowa State team.