Villanova vs. Xavier: Halftime Notes

After 20 minutes at Cintas Center, the top-5 matchup has been as good as advertised

By RobertONeill31@RobertONeill31 Feb 24, 2016, 8:08pm EST

After 20 minutes at Cintas Center, the Xavier Musketeers lead the Villanova Wildcats 40-37.

The top-5 matchup has more than lived up to the hype so far. Here's everything you need to know about the first half.

Villanova

Kris Jenkins leads the Wildcats with 19 points. His career high is 23, so that's something to watch in the second half.
Daniel Ochefu, Josh Hart, and Jenkins all have two fouls for the Wildcats. They'll have to be more conservative in the second half.
Villanova, the best free throw shooting team in the country went 6-6 from the line in the first half.

Xavier

JP Macura leads the Musketeers with 13 points.
After his injury last time these two teams played, Edmond Sumner has four points, three rebounds, and three assists tonight.
Xavier has won their last 26 games which they led at the half.