The Wells Fargo Center was primed for a contested battle between the two best teams in the Big East and a pair of Top 10 teams to boot. That lasted all of 9 seconds. The Villanova Wildcats would lead for the rest of the game, winning XX-XX over #10 Xavier Wednesday night.
It was a heavy dose of Nova’s trio of captains that gave Villanova its fifth consecutive home win over Xavier since the Musketeers joined the Big East in 2013. Phil Booth led the way with 21 points, including 5 three pointers, along with 4 assists and 4 steals.