Villanova hosts Taylor and Butler

Butler Bulldogs (13-13, 5-10 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (12-13, 6-8 Big East)

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Butler visits the Villanova Wildcats after Jayden Taylor scored 20 points in Butler's 69-67 win against the Xavier Musketeers.

The Wildcats have gone 8-3 at home. Villanova has a 7-2 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Bulldogs are 5-10 in Big East play. Butler allows 67.7 points to opponents while being outscored by 1.1 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Eric Dixon is averaging 15.8 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Wildcats. Caleb Daniels is averaging 15.8 points over the last 10 games for Villanova.

Simas Lukosius is averaging 11.5 points for the Bulldogs. Taylor is averaging 11.5 points over the past 10 games for Butler.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 67.9 points, 27.6 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points per game.

Bulldogs: 3-7, averaging 59.5 points, 25.1 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 39.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.