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Villanova Basketball 2021-22 game preview: No. 17 Xavier Musketeers

Villanova is heading to Cincinnati and will finish their second season series of the year, this time they’ll be shooting for a season sweep.

Villanova (11-4, 4-1 Big East) will play on the road at Xavier (12-2, 2-1 Big East) on Wednesday night, tip-off is 6:30 p.m. ET and will be seen on FS1.

The 'Cats beat Xavier 71-58 three weeks ago at home. It was a game where Xavier rode a hot shooting first half to an eight-point half time lead. It was the fifth straight half that the ‘Cats lost. Nova dominated the second half however to the tune of 41-20 advantage.