The victory provided the Wildcats a bit of a boost and a timely rebound win following a tough midweek loss to No. 6 UConn ...

Xavier faces Creighton. Our college basketball odds series has our Xavier Creighton prediction, odds and pick for Wednesday.

Carter 3-11 3-3 9, Bascoe 9-14 4-4 25, Burke 0-3 0-0 0, Power-Cassidy 1-7 1-2 3, Webber 6-12 2-2 15, Welde 0-0 0-0 0, Wirts 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 3-7 2-2 10, Ceseretti 0-4 0-0 0, Grant 0-0 0-0 0, Green 2-3 ...

Creighton has won five straight and seven of eight heading into Wednesday's matchup against Xavier in Omaha, Nebraska.

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.

Percentages: FG 51.282, FT .818. 3-Point Goals: 3-14, .214 (Mayo 2-5, Oborilova 1-3, Kanerva 0-2, Orio 0-1, Garcia Roig 0-1, López 0-2) Turnovers: 23 (Oborilova 5, Christie 3, Kanerva 3, Orio 3 ...

Villanova and Xavier will play in a matchup of Big East foes. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.