The Villanova Wildcats return to action on Wednesday night at Finneran Pavilion against Big 5 rival Temple. The ‘Cats have jumped up one spot to No. 22 in the AP Poll, while Temple dropped its AAC opener and enters with a record of 7-5.
Villanova snapped a two-game losing streak by defeating Xavier last week, while Temple defeated Delaware State to get back in the win column. Have your coffee ready, as tipoff is set for 9 p.m. If you can’t make it to the Finn, the game will be on Fox Sports 1.
The Opponent
A little over three weeks ago, the Owls got devastating news that leading scorer Khalif Battle, who had been averaging more than 20 points per game, would miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury.