It’s a tradition for Villanova fans to stay standing until the Wildcats score their first basket of the game. Fans’ legs must ...

Eric Dixon scored 23 points to lift host Villanova to a 75-73 victory over Providence on Friday. Jhamir Brickus contributed ...

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Providence Friars vs. Villanova Wildcats on Friday ...

The Providence Friars (9-9, 3-4 Big East) visit the Villanova Wildcats (11-7, 4-3) Friday with tip-off at Finneran Pavilion ...

Providence is 2-5 in its last seven games, surrendering 77.9 points over that stretch. The Friars are coming off a tough loss ...

Villanova defeated No. 9 UConn to improve to 8-1 in its last nine games. Everything was looking bright for the Wildcats.

Eric Dixon scored 23 points to lead the Villanova Wildcats and Tyler Perkins sealed the victory with a layup with 42 seconds remaining as the Wildcats knocked off the Providence Friars 75-73 ...

Erhunmwunse 1-1 0-2 2, Fernandez 6-13 0-0 17, Floyd 5-11 6-6 18, Joseph 6-12 4-4 20, Pierre 1-11 1-3 4, Abdur-Rahim 4-6 0-0 10, DeLaurier 1-2 0-0 2, Barron 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 11-15 73.

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Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -8.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Jayden Pierre and Providence visit Eric Dixon and Villanova in Big East play. The Wildcats have ...

Providence is 20-6 all-time against the Bulldogs (10-2 at home), but Butler put together competitive performances against Marquette and Villanova of late. They were essentially in the same ...

UConn is coming off an 87-84 win over Providence on Sunday, while Villanova cruised to a 100-56 win over DePaul on Saturday. The Huskies (12-3, 4-0 Big East), the two-time defending national ...