Villanova vs. Xavier: Halftime Notes

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.