No. 18 Villanova pulls away at Butler for 7th straight win
Eric Paschall scored 23 points, Phil Booth added 17 and No. 18 Villanova made 12 3-pointers to pull away from Butler 80-72 on Tuesday night.
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2019 Schedule
15-4, 1st in Big East
- 11/6W 100-77
- 11/10W 86-53
- 11/1418L 73-46
- 11/17L 76-68
- 11/22W 83-56
- 11/23W 77-58
- 11/2514W 66-60
- 12/1W 85-78
- 12/5W 69-59
- 12/8W 70-58
- 12/11L 78-75
- 12/151L 74-71
- 12/22W 81-58
- 1/2W 73-68
- 1/5W 65-59
- 1/824W 76-71
- 1/13W 90-78
- 1/18W 85-75
- 1/22W 80-72
- 1/27
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Samuels bodies defender down low, smashes dunk for Villanova (0:23)
Butler's Baldwin skips back-door pass to David for lay-in (0:28)
What Duke will look like without Tre Jones, and other CBB queries
With two months until Selection Sunday, we talk about Duke and answer other pressing questions. For example: How many Big Ten teams are actually good?
Hot-shooting Villanova beats Xavier for 6th straight win
Phil Booth scored 22 points, Collin Gillespie added 18 and No. 22 Villanova beat Xavier 85-75 on Friday night for its sixth straight win.
Cosby-Roundtree spikes another jam from Gillespie (0:21)
Villanova's Booth, Cosby-Roundtree run pick-and-dunk (0:18)
Samuels flushes jam for Villanova (0:17)
Nova's Booth buries two 3-pointers late vs. St. John's (0:41)
Ponds splashes 3 for St. John's and is fouled (0:26)
Nova's Booth spins and finishes smooth layup (0:20)
Good pass leads to Villanova dunk (0:19)
Ponds cans deep 3 for St. John's (0:23)
What you missed and need to know in college basketball
From Duke's famed freshmen to Nevada's pursuit of an unbeaten record, here's everything you might have missed -- and need to know headed into conference play -- if you're playing catch-up.
Kansas, Duke, Vols on top of poll; Nova falls out
Kansas, Duke and Tennessee are the top three for the second straight week, while reigning champion Villanova fell out of the Top 25 for the second time this season.
No. 1 Kansas holds off Nova in back-and-forth contest (1:53)
Booth throws down monster slam (0:25)
Lawson's big-time jumper puts Kansas up (0:30)
Paschall gets and-1 on slick pivot move (0:22)
Vick ignites The Phog with 3 (0:23)
Bey throws down big putback dunk (0:27)
There are some high stakes for Saturday's slate
We might not be in conference play yet, but Saturday's matchups still have some high stakes, including an undefeated team facing a feisty offense and a nearly must-win for the defending national champions.
Nova's Quinerly sorry for dissing own program
Villanova's Jahvon Quinerly apologized after posting a statement critical of his own program on Instagram.
Studly recruits now struggling to be star freshmen
Why is Nassir Little coming off the bench? Will Bob Richey be the most sought-after coach at season's end? Let's go inside college basketball to get some answers.
Penn makes clutch plays down the stretch to upset No. 17 Nova (1:20)
2018-19 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 6-0 | - | 15-4 |
| Marquette | 6-1 | 0.5 | 17-3 |
| St. John's | 3-4 | 3.5 | 15-4 |
| Seton Hall | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-7 |
| DePaul | 3-4 | 3.5 | 11-7 |
| Butler | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-8 |
| Xavier | 3-4 | 3.5 | 11-9 |
| Providence | 2-4 | 4 | 12-7 |
| Georgetown | 2-4 | 4 | 12-7 |
| Creighton | 2-4 | 4 | 11-8 |
Top Performers 2018-19
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game76.1
Rebounds Per Game35.2
Assists Per Game14.2
Points Allowed67.4Tied-77th
2019 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 18 | 18 |
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Antoine | SG | Signed | 95 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | PF | Signed | 93 |
| Justin Moore | SG | Signed | 88 |
| Eric Dixon | PF | Signed | 85 |
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 5 |
| Tournament Record | 58-36 |
| Championship Seasons | 1985, 2016 |
| Tournament Appearances | 37 |