Xavier, Villanova meet fresh off easy victories

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Two teams hoping to make a late-season push for an NCAA Tournament bid meet will Wednesday night at Cincinnati when Xavier hosts Villanova in a Big East showdown.

Xavier (12-10, 6-5) is coming off its second straight win, a 93-68 rout of DePaul at Chicago on Saturday night.

The Musketeers were powered by the most prolific scoring performance of the season in the Big East,