VILLANOVA, Pa. - No. 18 Xavier used hot outside shooting to take a lead into halftime but were unable to hold off a strong second-half effort from No. 23 Villanova, falling 71-58 at Finnernan Pavilion on Tuesday evening.
led Xavier with 13 points, shooting 75 percent from the floor and added 13 after connecting on his first three outside shots of the game to help the Musketeers lead by as many as 10 in the first half. Villanova was able to chip away at the eight-point Xavier halftime lead in the second half to take the win, moving the Musketeers to 11-2 overall and 1-1 in BIG EAST play.