Villanova hosts La Salle after Royal's 22-point game

La Salle Explorers (1-1) at Villanova Wildcats (1-1)

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Villanova plays La Salle after Devin Royal scored 22 points in Villanova's 95-66 victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders.

Villanova finished 24-9 overall with a 13-3 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Wildcats allowed opponents to score 71.2 points per game and shoot 45.3% from the field last season.

La Salle finished 1-13 on the road and 9-23 overall last season. The Explorers averaged 67.1 points per game last season, 15.2 on free throws and 15.9 from 3-point range.

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