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Perkins leads Villanova against Xavier after 20-point outing
By The Associated Press
Xavier Musketeers (14-16, 6-13 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (23-7, 14-5 Big
East)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Villanova takes on Xavier after Tyler Perkins scored 20 points in
Villanova's 76-57 win against the DePaul Blue Demons.
The Wildcats are 12-3 on their home court. Villanova is 3-0 in games decided by
less than 4 points.
The Musketeers have gone 6-13 against Big East opponents. Xavier is 7-7 in
games decided by 10 points or more.
Villanova averages 9.6 made 3-pointers per game, 2.1 more made shots than the
7.5 per game Xavier gives up. Xavier has shot at a 44.5% rate from the field
this season, 0.5 percentage points fewer than the 45.0% shooting opponents of
Villanova have averaged.
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. Villanova
won the last matchup 92-89 on Feb. 17. Acaden Lewis scored 21 points points to
help lead the Wildcats to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Perkins is averaging 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds for the
Wildcats. Lewis is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.
Tre Carroll is averaging 18 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Musketeers. Jovan
Milicevic is averaging 13.1 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 76.6 points, 28.7 rebounds, 16.0
assists, 8.7 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 73.0 points per game.
Musketeers: 3-7, averaging 78.1 points, 30.6 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 5.5 steals
and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 84.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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