Who’s Playing
Georgetown Hoyas @ Villanova Wildcats
Current Records: Georgetown 12-6, Villanova 12-7
How To Watch
- When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Finneran Pavilion — Villanova, Pennsylvania
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
Villanova is 9-1 against Georgetown since December of 2020, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. Both will face off in a Big East battle at 6:00 p.m. ET at Finneran Pavilion. The Wildcats will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
On Friday, Villanova narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Providence 75-73.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Villanova to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eric Dixon, who posted 23 points along with eight rebounds. What’s more, Dixon also racked up four offensive rebounds, the most he’s had since back in November of 2024. Jhamir Brickus was another key player, earning 18 points.
Even though they won, Villanova struggled to work together and finished the game with only six assists. That’s the fewest assists they’ve posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Georgetown’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight defeat. They fell 73-68 to DePaul. The Hoyas didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
Georgetown’s loss shouldn’t obscure the performances of Malik Mack, who went 8 for 15 en route to 19 points plus six assists and two steals, and Drew Fielder, who earned 19 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Villanova has been performing well recently as they’ve won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Georgetown, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Everything came up roses for Villanova against Georgetown when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 75-47 win. In that game, Villanova amassed a halftime lead of 43-19, an impressive feat they’ll look to repeat on Monday.
Series History
Villanova has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Georgetown.
- Feb 27, 2024 – Villanova 75 vs. Georgetown 47
- Feb 16, 2024 – Villanova 70 vs. Georgetown 54
- Mar 08, 2023 – Villanova 80 vs. Georgetown 48
- Jan 16, 2023 – Villanova 77 vs. Georgetown 73
- Jan 04, 2023 – Villanova 73 vs. Georgetown 57
- Feb 19, 2022 – Villanova 74 vs. Georgetown 66
- Jan 22, 2022 – Villanova 85 vs. Georgetown 74
- Mar 11, 2021 – Georgetown 72 vs. Villanova 71
- Feb 07, 2021 – Villanova 84 vs. Georgetown 74
- Dec 11, 2020 – Villanova 76 vs. Georgetown 63
