PHILADELPHIA — St. John’s took down another of the nation’s elite and stunned No. 1 Villanova, 79-75, on Wednesday night for its second win over a top-five team this week — and first over the top-ranked team in 33 years.
Shamorie Ponds scored 26 points to spark the Red Storm (12-13, 1-11 Big East) to its first conference win of the season and easily their best week since Chris Mullin was in uniform, not the coach.
Mullin played for St. John’s when it beat No. 1 Georgetown, 66-65, on Jan. 26, 1985. And he was coaching on the sideline, exhorting his players, in the final minutes of the shocker against the Wildcats.