vˌɪlɐnˈoʊvə hæd wˈʌn ᵻlˈɛvən ʌvðə twˈɛlv mˈiːɾɪŋz sˈɪns ðə fˈɜːst ɡˈeɪm tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, ʌntˈɪl ðə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən ʌvðə bˈɪɡ fˈaɪv ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv fˈɪfti sˈɪks sˈiːzən.
Villanova had won eleven of the twelve meetings since the first game took place in 1921, until the formation of the Big Five in the 1955–56 season.