The Villanova Wildcats were unable to redeem themselves against the Xavier Musketeers and handed Xavier their first victory against the ‘Cats since February 2016. Additionally, this is the first time in 6 years (Jan 12-19 of 2013) that Villanova has lost 3 straight games. With 8 losses this season, this is more losses Villanova has had in the past 2 seasons combined.
Xavier came into the today’s matchup 14-13, with a 3-game winning streak, with their last win occurring on Wednesday against the Seton Hall Pirates. Villanova on the other hand was 20-7 and had lost 3 out of their last 4 games.