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St. John's Red Storm at Villanova Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
St. John's Red Storm
21-4, 5-2 Away
Final
71 - 73
Villanova Wildcats
15-10, 12-3 Home

Villanova edges No. 9 St. John's 73-71 to stop Red Storm's winning streak

Wooga Poplar scored 22 points and Eric Dixon added 17 in a critical victory for the Wildcats (15-10, 8-6 Big East), who have won three in a row.

Aaron Scott led four players in double figures with 22 points for the Red Storm (21-4, 12-2), who lead the Big East by one game over No. 24 Creighton. The teams meet Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

Kadary Richmond had 17 points and 10 assists for St. John's. Simeon Wilcher and RJ Luis Jr. scored 12 apiece.

Off to its best start in 40 years, St. John’s was playing its first regular-season game as a top-10 team in the AP Top 25 since Feb. 27, 1999, also a loss at Villanova.

St. John's scored 14 consecutive points, capped by Luis' dunk, to go ahead 62-59 with 6:22 left.

Takeaways St. John’s: Chasing the program's first Big East regular-season title since 1992, the Red Storm remain in good position to earn a high seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Villanova: Trying to make a March Madness push, the Wildcats get two more chances for quality wins in their next two games, at Providence and at UConn.

Key moments Wilcher hit a 3 that gave St. John’s a 71-70 lead with 27.3 seconds left, but Perkins connected from right in front of the Wildcats’ bench to put them back in front. Wilcher then missed a 3-point attempt just before the buzzer.

Key stat St. John's shot 11 for 37 (30%) from 3-point range, 10 more attempts than its previous season high. The Red Storm entered shooting 29% from beyond the arc.

Up next St. John’s: Will host Creighton on Sunday with first place in the Big East standings at stake. St. John's lost 57-56 at Creighton on New Year's Eve before beginning its 10-game winning streak.

Villanova: Plays at Providence on Saturday.

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Matchup Prediction

Villanova: 48.2%
St. John's: 51.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 73
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 73
2nd 0:00 St. John's Offensive Rebound. 71 - 73
2nd 0:01 Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper. 71 - 73
2nd 0:09 Subbing in for Villanova-Enoch Boakye 71 - 73

Statistics

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27-61 FG 26-49
44.3 Field Goal % 53.1
11-37 3PT 11-24
29.7 Three Point % 45.8
6-10 FT 10-13
60.0 Free Throw % 76.9
33 Rebounds 27
15 Offensive Rebounds 7
18 Defensive Rebounds 20
19 Assists 16
8 Steals 10
2 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 12
8 Fast Break Points 2
16 Points in Paint 24
14 Fouls 13
4 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Finneran Pavilion

Location: Villanova, PA
Attendance: 6,501 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 16-2 - 25-4
Creighton 13-4 2.5 20-8
Marquette 12-5 3.5 21-7
UConn 11-6 4.5 19-9
Xavier 10-7 5.5 18-10
Villanova 10-8 6 17-12
Georgetown 7-10 8.5 16-12
Butler 6-11 9.5 13-15
Providence 6-11 9.5 12-16
Seton Hall 2-15 13.5 7-21
DePaul 2-16 14 11-18
Full Standings