Bascoe, Villanova Wildcats to host Christie and the Xavier Musketeers

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Xavier Musketeers (6-13, 1-7 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (10-10, 4-4 Big East)

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Xavier takes on Villanova in Big East action Saturday.

The Wildcats are 5-4 in home games. Villanova is 2-2 in one-possession games.

The Musketeers are 1-7 in conference games. Xavier has a 5-8 record against teams over .500.

Villanova scores 64.8 points per game, 2.0 more points than the 62.8 Xavier allows. Xavier's 39.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.1 percentage points lower than Villanova has allowed to its opponents (42.7%).

The Wildcats and Musketeers face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jasmine Bascoe is averaging 15.1 points, 4.3 assists and 1.9 steals for the Wildcats. Maddie Webber is averaging 13.1 points over the last 10 games.

Meri Kanerva is shooting 41.8% and averaging 10.3 points for the Musketeers. Loren Christie is averaging 7.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 5-5, averaging 64.5 points, 28.8 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.7 points per game.

Musketeers: 2-8, averaging 48.2 points, 23.6 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 37.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.