On Monday, the St. John’s Red Storm broke into the weekly rankings for the first time this season. Starting the week off with a brand new ranking of 24th in the nation, the Red Storm hit the court Tuesday night against the Villanova Wildcats, who played host to the Johnnies at Finneran Pavilion.
Naturally, St. John’s were coming into this one with the hopes of keeping up their winning ways, this after a weekend overtime win over the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington D.C., The Wildcats, meanwhile, were looking to keep their three-game win streak alive with two of those wins coming from the opening rounds of conference play.