Villanova on the road highlights Wednesday's City Six Games
Two City Six men's basketball games are on tap for Wednesday.
Villanova (23-2, 10-2 Big East) at Providence (16-9, 7-5)
7 p.m. at Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.
TV: FoxSports1
Radio: WIP-AM (610)
Livestream: FoxSportsGo; Villanova.com/TuneIn, TuneIn Radio app
Coaches: Jay Wright, 17th season at Villanova (408-163); Ed Cooley, 7th season at Providence (139-89).
Series: Villanova leads, 62-38.
Last meeting: Eric Paschall scored 17 points to lead six players in double figures, and the Wildcats held Providence to 37 percent shooting in an 89-69 win on Jan. 23 at Wells Fargo Center.
The latest: The third-ranked Wildcats would appear to be going with a seven-man rotation once again with Paschall (concussion) and Phil Booth (hand) still sidelined. … They are coming off an 86-75 win over Butler on Saturday, getting almost two thirds of their points from Donte DiVincenzo (30) and Jalen Brunson (27). … In their last game, the Friars suffered their worst home loss in Cooley's tenure, dropping an 80-63 decision to DePaul. They shot just 34 percent overall and 2 for 19 from three-point range. Jalen Lindsey (concussion), their best three-point shooter, sat out the game and is questionable for Wednesday.
St. Joseph’s (10-14, 5-7 Atlantic Ten) at Fordham (9-15, 4-8)
7 p.m. at Rose Hill Gym, Bronx, NY
TV: none.
Radio WPHT-AM (1210)
Livestream: Atlantic 10 Network
Coaches: Phil Martelli, 23rd season at St. Joseph's (424-307); Jeff Neubauer, 3rd season at Fordham (39-48; overall, 227-182).
Series: St. Joseph's leads, 36-18.
Last meeting: With James Demery and Pierfrancesco Oliva combining to score 47 points, the Hawks beat visiting Fordham, 68-46, on Jan. 20.
The latest: The Hawks snapped a five-game losing streak with Saturday's 85-73 home win over Massachusetts as freshman forward Taylor Funk scored 22 points. … Coach Phil Martelli inserted Nick Robinson and Anthony Longpré in the starting lineup for Clover and Oliva. Clover enjoyed a strong game off the bench with 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting He made all three of his three-point attempts. … Demery leads St. Joseph's in scoring (17.3 ppg.). … Fordham has won two in a row and three of four after Saturdays 80-57 win over Duquesne. … Freshman swingman Ivan Raul scored a game-high and season-high 25 points, while hitting 4 of 7 from behind the arc. … Will Tavares, a 6-6 senior, leads the Rams in scoring (14 ppg.).