No. 16 Villanova ends No. 6 Xavier's perfect season

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Ryan Arcidiacono hit seven 3-pointers, scored 27 points and showed No. 16 Villanova may again be the team to beat in the Big East, as the Wildcats thumped No. 6 Xavier 95-64 on Thursday.

The two-time defending regular-season Big East championships and the 2015 tournament champs raced to a 20-point lead in the first half behind a 3-point happy offense and ended the Musketeers' (12-1, 0-1) undefeated season.

Josh Hart scored the first 13 points of the second half for the Wildcats (11-2, 1-0) and had 15.

James Farr led Xavier with 15 points. The Musketeers had a scare when freshman guard Edmond Sumner was taken off the court on a stretcher after a hard fall minutes into the game. Coach Chris Mack said Sumner was squeezing his hands and moving his legs.