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Villanova vs. Xavier final score 2016: 3 things we learned from the Musketeers' victory

Ohio's for Musketeers and for teams who beat the No. 1 team in the country, too.

Top 5 foes collided Wednesday night in Cincinnati and the Xavier Musketeers emerged victorious.

A winning effort was engineered by the play of Myles Davis, J.P. Macura and Edmond Sumner. The trio combined for 54 points to put the No. 5 ranked Musketeers over the top against the No. 1 ranked Villanova Wildcats, 90-83. After jabbing and trading blows for much of the first half, Xavier would pull away late in the second half with flashy plays and dunks galore, spearheading their way to a 25-3 record on the season.