St. John's basketball (Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports)
St. John’s basketball picked up its signature victory of the season against No. 3 Villanova.
The NCAA Tournament is no longer a dream for the St. John’s basketball team after the Red Storm (12-7, 6-6 Big East) dominated the No. 3 Villanova Wildcats (11-2, 6-1 Big East), 70-59 inside Carnesecca Arena.
“It was the Johnnies night,” head coach Mike Anderson said following the win as his star sophomore forward Julian Champagnie expressed, “that’s what we needed.”
Villanova jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the first five minutes against the Johnnies, but it was all St.