Villanova came to Cintas last year and left with an L after an inspired and inspiring performance by a deep and talented Xavier team. This was not that game. Xavier had a lead early, but the Wildcats kept coming and Xavier just couldn’t find answers. A balanced attack from Nova featured 5 players in double digits and X was saddled with its seventh loss of the season.
Attrition is draining Xavier
Myles Davis. Edmond Sumner. Trevon Bluiett. Xavier’s top three scorers last year, all returned this year, all out today. Myles and Ed you already know about, but Trevon’s ankle rolled on him again today and - despite a game effort - he was ineffective and then unable to go.