CINCINNATI --- The No. 17/21 Xavier University Musketeers, 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the No. 14/14 Villanova University Wildcats, 11-4 overall and 4-1 in the BIG EAST, on Wednesday night at Cintas Center. Xavier is coming off an 87-72 win at Butler on Friday in XU's first game in 17 days. It was actually XU's first game since playing Dec. 21 at Villanova.
Xavier boasts a balanced scoring attack. XU has four players averaging in double figures in scoring and two others over 8.5 ppg. Senior Adam Kunkel, who earned a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll this week after scoring a game-high 25 points in the win at Butler on Friday, is one of seven different players to lead XU in scoring this season.