Xavier Musketeers @ Villanova Wildcats

13-3, 5-0 Big East

Final

	1	2	T
Xavier XAV	35	53	88
Villanova VILL	31	49	80

Villanova WildcatsVillanovaVILL

8-8, 2-3 Big East

Freemantle scores 29, No. 18 Xavier beats Villanova 88-80

— Zach Freemantle scored 29 points, including eight in a row during a crucial stretch late in the second half, to lead No. 18 Xavier to its ninth straight victory, 88-80 over Villanova on Saturday.

Jan 8, 2023, 08:33 am - AP

XAV

100%

According to ESPN Analytics

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NCAA Division I

Big East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	30-7
UConn	17-3	1	34-6
Villanova	15-5	3	24-9
Seton Hall	10-10	8	21-12
Creighton	9-11	9	16-18
DePaul	8-12	10	16-16
Butler	7-13	11	16-16
Providence	7-13	11	15-18
Marquette	7-13	11	12-20
Georgetown	6-14	12	16-18
Xavier	6-14	12	15-18

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Nevada coach Steve Alford to retire at end of upcoming season

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