Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications
No. 5 Xavier, 24-3 overall and 12-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, hosts No. 1 Villanova, 24-3 overall and 13-1 in the BIG EAST, on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Villanova is the first No. 1 team to play in Cintas Center, which opened for the 2000-01 season.
No. 5 Xavier University Musketeers (24-3, 12-3 BIG EAST)
No. 1 Villanova University Wildcats (24-3, 13-1 BIG EAST)
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. ET
at Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Gus Johnson and analysis from Bill Raftery.