CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 11-7 overall and 3-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, visit the No. 22/21 Villanova University Wildcats, 13-4 overall and 4-0 in the BIG EAST Conference, on Friday night. The game tips off at 8:30 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Xavier is coming off a 70-69 win over Butler on Sunday. The Musketeers erased double-digit deficits in each of the last two games, picking up wins over Georgetown on Jan. 9 and Butler on Jan. 13. XU trailed Georgetown by 17 points in the first half. XU trailed Butler by as many as 12 points in the second half, including a 10-point deficit with under four minutes left.