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FINAL
Jan 13, 2018

Box Score

12T
VILL344478
SJU274471

Game Recap

No. 1 Villanova holds off Ponds, St. John's in 78-71 win. nte DiVincenzo hit six 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help No. 1 Villanova silence a rowdy New York crowd and hold off upset-minded St. John's 78-71 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

Player Stats

Villanova Wildcats logoVILLANOVAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Omari Rasulala Spellman294-71-21-271101410
4Eric Paschall252-62-50-04210226
25Mikal Bridges343-101-68-9112035415
1Jalen Brunson354-102-42-255003112
5Phil Booth331-71-42-32400445
21Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree102-20-01-21000115
10Donte DiVincenzo347-116-95-673001025
TOTAL-23-5343.4%13-3043.3%19-2479.2%371723171678
St Johns Red Storm logoST. JOHN'SMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Tariq Owens353-60-10-07222136
13Marvin Clark II251-70-33-31110255
1Bashir Ahmed263-90-11-23221007
2Shamorie Ponds3915-280-67-872102337
5Justin Simon262-80-03-43310327
14Kassoum Yakwe162-30-00-01000014
10Amar Alibegovic50-00-00-01000010
12Bryan Trimble Jr.282-31-10-04000025
TOTAL-28-6443.8%1-128.3%14-1782.4%27107381771

Play-by-Play

1st halfVILLSJU
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by St. John's
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (19:38) Bashir Ahmed made Layup.
    02
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (19:38) Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (19:38) Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (19:13) Eric Paschall missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (19:13) Marvin Clark II Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (18:48) Bashir Ahmed missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:48) Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:48) Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:48) Phil Booth Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:48) Jalen Brunson Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (18:48) Justin Simon Steal.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (18:43) Justin Simon missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:43) Mikal Bridges Block.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:15) Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (18:15) Tariq Owens missed Layup.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (18:15) St. John's Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:15) Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (18:15) Bashir Ahmed Block.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:15) Donte DiVincenzo Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (17:54) Phil Booth Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (17:54) Bashir Ahmed missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (17:54) Mikal Bridges Block.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (17:54) Bashir Ahmed Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (17:44) Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (17:44) Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (17:20) Omari Spellman Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (17:20) Tariq Owens Steal.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (17:10) Marvin Clark II Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (17:10) Eric Paschall Steal.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:56) Phil Booth missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:56) Omari Spellman Offensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:52) Foul on Justin Simon.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:52) Omari Spellman missed Free Throw.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:52) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (16:52) Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
    12
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:29) Justin Simon missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:29) Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:10) Donte DiVincenzo missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:10) Tariq Owens Block.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:10) Amar Alibegovic Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (16:00) Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:00) Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (15:47) Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
    42
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (15:05) Justin Simon made Jumper.
    44
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (15:05) Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
    64
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (15:05) Foul on Marvin Clark II.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (15:05) Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
    54
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (14:46) Tariq Owens made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.
    66
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (14:11) Omari Spellman missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (14:11) Bryan Trimble Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (13:59) Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
    68
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (13:48) Foul on Mikal Bridges.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (13:48) Mikal Bridges Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (13:38) Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Owens.
    610
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (13:21) Jalen Brunson made Layup.
    810
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (12:52) Foul on Justin Simon.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (12:52) Justin Simon Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (12:43) Bryan Trimble Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (12:31) Tariq Owens Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:11) Phil Booth missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:11) Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:07) Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Dunk.
    1010
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (11:54) Kassoum Yakwe made Dunk. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
    1012
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (11:37) Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..
  • (11:37) Official TV Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (11:37) Phil Booth missed Free Throw.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (11:37) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (11:37) Phil Booth made Free Throw.
    1112
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (11:37) Phil Booth made Free Throw.
    1212
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (11:05) St. John's Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:54) Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (10:54) Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (10:38) Marvin Clark II made Jumper.
    1214
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:38) Foul on Eric Paschall.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (10:38) Marvin Clark II made Free Throw.
    1215
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:30) Donte DiVincenzo Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (10:30) Bashir Ahmed Steal.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (10:25) Shamorie Ponds Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:25) Omari Spellman Steal.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:23) Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (10:23) Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (10:18) Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:18) Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (9:50) Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
    1515
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (9:32) Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (9:32) Eric Paschall Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (9:22) Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (9:21) Foul on Omari Spellman.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (9:06) Foul on Eric Paschall.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (8:51) Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
    1517
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (8:30) Foul on Marvin Clark II.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:29) Omari Spellman made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
    1717
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +3 (7:54) Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
    1720
  • (7:26) Official TV Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (7:17) Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (7:17) Bashir Ahmed Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (6:55) Justin Simon missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (6:55) Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (6:47) Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (6:47) Donte DiVincenzo Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (6:41) Omari Spellman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (6:41) Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (6:15) Tariq Owens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (6:15) Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (6:04) Foul on Amar Alibegovic.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (6:04) Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
    1820
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (6:04) Mikal Bridges missed Free Throw.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (6:04) Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (5:49) Justin Simon Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (5:32) Mikal Bridges missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (5:32) Tariq Owens Block.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (5:13) Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (5:13) Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (4:59) Omari Spellman missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (4:59) Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (4:47) Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (4:47) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (4:31) Eric Paschall Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (4:29) St. John's Timeout
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (4:14) Justin Simon Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (4:03) Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Spellman.
    2120
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (3:35) Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
    2122
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (3:12) Foul on Shamorie Ponds.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:12) Donte DiVincenzo made Free Throw.
    2222
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:12) Donte DiVincenzo made Free Throw.
    2322
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (2:55) Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:55) Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:53) Mikal Bridges Turnover.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (2:53) Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:53) Donte DiVincenzo Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (2:51) Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
    2622
  • (2:35) Official TV Timeout
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (2:35) St. John's Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:16) Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (2:16) Bashir Ahmed made Free Throw.
    2623
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (2:16) Bashir Ahmed missed Free Throw.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:16) Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (1:58) Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
    2923
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +2 (1:39) Kassoum Yakwe made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Owens.
    2925
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (1:08) Mikal Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
    3125
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:47) Foul on Phil Booth.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (0:42) Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:42) Mikal Bridges Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:33) Villanova Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (0:16) Omari Spellman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
    3425
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:07) Foul on Mikal Bridges.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (0:07) Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
    3426
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    +1 (0:07) Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
    3427
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:03) Phil Booth missed Jumper.
  • St Johns Red Storm logo
    (0:03) Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points71
23-53(43.4%)Field Goal(%)28-64(43.8%)
13-30(43.3%)3-Point(%)1-12(8.3%)
19-24(79.2%)Free Throw(%)14-17(82.4%)
39(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)
17Assists10
2Steals7
3Blocks3
17Turnovers9
16(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
11Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, January 13, 2018 · 8:00 PM
Carnesecca Arena · Queens, NY
attendance: 17,123 (305.7%)
spread: VILL -11.5
over/under: 154.5