Following a messy loss to St. John’s in which it recorded a season-high 29 fouls, Villanova had another defensive letdown ...

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

"We've been in a number of games this year like this at times and we've come up short," Xavier head coach Sean Miller said.

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

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...