Wednesday’s Arizin: Xavier game rescheduled (Dec. 30)

The Villanova Wildcats have named a new date for the previously postponed game against the Xavier Musketeers.

They will now play on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m. ET.

So far, the Xavier game was the only one to be postponed and rescheduled. No ruling has been made yet on the Jan. 5 game against DePaul, or the Jan. 8 one against Marquette.

Now, the “news”:

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