The No. 3-ranked Villanova Wildcats (13-1, 1-1 Big East) will return home to the Wells Fargo Center Saturday night for the first time since December 10th.
The Wildcats will face off against the Marquette Golden Eagles, who are currently 11-4 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. Marquette has grabbed some quality top-100 wins against the likes of VCU, Wisconsin, Vermont, LSU, and Providence. However, they have came up short against the top-50 (ish) teams they’ve faced this season; Purdue, Wichita St., Georgia, and Xavier.
Here are three things to watch for:
Villanova Bounces Back
Jay Wright’s Villanova teams have not lost back to back games since the end of the 2012-2013 season, when they lost to Louisville in the Big East Tournament and were defeated by North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA tournament.