PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 15, 2026) – Tickets for the Philly Hoops Showdown, a men's college basketball contest featuring Villanova and Wisconsin, are on sale now.
Tickets for the game, set for Noon ET on Dec. 12 at Xfinity Mobile Arena, can be secured by visiting ticketmaster.com or directly through
bit.ly/NOVAvsWISTix.
This will mark the second straight year the teams have met in a neutral site event; last December, Villanova defeated Wisconsin in the Milwaukee Hoops Showdown at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
It will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs, with the Wildcats defeating the Badgers in 1995 and 2025 and Wisconsin earning an NCAA Tournament second-round victory over top-seeded Villanova in 2017.
Greg Gard is entering his 12th season as the head coach of the Badgers, a program that is one of just five in the nation (Gonzaga, Michigan State, Duke, Kansas) that has appeared in 25 of the last 27 NCAA Tournaments. Last season, Wisconsin finished the year with 24 victories, including 14 Big Ten wins, and ranked No. 25 in the final Associated Press poll. Wisconsin will return a group of key contributors from last season, including big men Nolan Winter and Austin Rapp, while also welcoming incoming transfers Trey Autry and Eian Elmer, who started every game last season for George Washington and Miami (OH), respectively.
Villanova is coming off a 24-win campaign in 2025-26, advancing to its first NCAA Tournament since 2022 in
Kevin Willard's first season with the program. The Wildcats finished third in the always competitive Big East, notching 15 victories in league play. Villanova returns a pair of starters in
Tyler Perkins, the team's leading scorer last year, and
Matt Hodge to this year's roster and welcomes an impressive collection of newcomers that includes Kwame Brown (Oregon),
Devin Royal (Ohio State),
Elijah Crawford (UIC), Darryl Simmons (St. Bonaventure) and
Jake Fiegen (Cornell), all of whom were regular starters a season ago.
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About Xfinity Mobile Arena
Xfinity Mobile Arena is Philadelphia's home for sports and entertainment. In addition to hosting the top touring musical acts, family shows and other entertainment, the arena's main tenants include the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, NLL's Philadelphia Wings, and Villanova Men's Basketball. After the completion of its multi-year $400 million+ transformation, every inch of the venue has been completely reimagined. The project produced full upgrades and overhauls to the fan experience, technology, food and beverage, seating options, sightlines, performer amenities and sustainability.
