VILLANOVA – It's not easy to make sense of Xavier's performance Tuesday night at Finneran Pavilion against Villanova.
The Musketeers, ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press poll, looked like the better team at both ends of the floor in the first half, taking a 38-30 lead into the break, which isn't an easy thing to do in Villanova's building.
But in the second half, No. 23 Villanova was clearly the better team and Xavier seemed to help in that endeavor as the Wildcats secured a 71-58 win that wasn't entirely descriptive of how close the game was, but it was a true indication of how lousy Xavier looked in the second half.