The Villanova Wildcats look to get back into the win column when they take on the Xavier Musketeers in a key Big East ...

The focal point of Xavier's defense was obvious: try to contain the nation's leading scorer. Wildcats' forward Eric Dixon ...

The focal point of Xavier's defense was obvious: try to contain the nation's leading scorer. Wildcats' forward Eric Dixon ...

Eric Dixon and Jordan Longino led the Wildcats with 18 each. But Villanova didn't have enough answers to slow down Xavier's ...

Xavier's next seven games are against teams currently over .500 in Big East play, beginning Tuesday when Villanova visits ...

Ryan Conwell scored a career-high 34 points and converted a four-point play to highlight a decisive 9-0 run as the Xavier ...

Villanova defeated No. 9 UConn to improve to 8-1 in its last nine games. Everything was looking bright for the Wildcats.

BOTTOM LINE: Villanova visits Xavier after Wooga Poplar scored 22 points in Villanova’s 80-68 loss to the St. John’s Red Storm. The Musketeers have gone 8-2 at home. Xavier ranks fifth in the Big East ...

Boakye 2-4 0-0 4, Dixon 6-16 3-4 18, Brickus 3-5 0-0 7, Longino 7-12 1-2 18, Poplar 3-6 7-8 14, Perkins 0-5 0-0 0, Moseley 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 22-51 11-14 63.

The Villanova Wildcats (11-6, 4-2 Big East) and the Xavier Musketeers (10-7, 2-4) meet Tuesday at Cintas Center in Cincinnati ...

Ryan Conwell scored 16 of his 34 points in the final five minutes as Xavier beat Villanova 69-63 on Tuesday night.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ryan Conwell scored 16 of his 34 points in the final five minutes as Xavier beat Villanova 69-63 on Tuesday night. Conwell converted a four-point play with 1:40 remaining to give ...