The victory provided the Wildcats a bit of a boost and a timely rebound win following a tough midweek loss to No. 6 UConn ...
Marquette and St. John's lead the conference at 8-1, followed by Creighton at 7-2, UConn at 6-3, and Xavier and Villanova tied at 5-5. Georgetown and Providence remain close at 4-5. The conference ...
Assists_Xavier 11 (Kanerva 3, Oborilova 3), Villanova 14 (Bascoe 7). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Xavier 28 (Kanerva 6), Villanova 30 (Carter 13). Total Fouls_Xavier 14, Villanova 12.
Xavier will try to stop its four-game road slide when the Musketeers visit Villanova. Saturday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.