The Wildcats played strong defense down the stretch, and Eric Dixon poured in 17 straight Villanova points. But it felt too ...

Xavier dropped to 1-9 in Quadrant 1 contests this season after a loss to Villanova Sunday at Wells Fargo Center.

Eric Dixon poured in 24 points, Wooga Poplar 23 and Tyler Perkins 20 for Villanova, which broke away in the second half for ...

The Xavier Musketeers (14-9) and the Villanova Wildcats (13-10) square off in a Big East battle on Sunday. The Musketeers ...

The Xavier Musketeers (14-9, 6-6 Big East) tangle with the Villanova Wildcats (13-10, 6-6) Sunday afternoon. The opening tip ...

Xavier is just 2-7 on the road this season after coming up short to Villanova in Philadelphia on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Eric Dixon had 24 points in Villanova 's 80-68 win over Xavier on Sunday.

Freemantle 8-16 0-1 18, Conwell 1-5 0-2 3, Foster 4-9 1-1 10, McKnight 4-9 1-2 9, Swain 2-3 0-0 4, Maddox 7-10 6-6 24, Hunter 0-1 0-0 0, Fletcher 0-0 0-0 0, Hugley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-53 8-12 68.

Dante Maddox Jr. led Xavier in scoring, with 24 points off the bench, but it wasn't enough as the Musketeers fell to 6-7 in ...

The Villanova Wildcats will host conference opponent Xavier. Sunday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.

Totals 29-57 10-10 80. Halftime_33-33. 3-Point Goals_Xavier 8-19 (Maddox 4-6, Freemantle 2-4, Conwell 1-2, Foster 1-5, McKnight 0-2), Villanova 12-24 (Poplar 5-9, Perkins 4-5, Dixon 2-7 ...