After the blowout at Carnesecca, St. John’s had hoped for a big game — and a surprising season sweep over the league-leading Villanova. But Villanova turned the tables on St. John’s with a 81-58 bounceback.
The Red Storm fall to 14-10, 8-9 in the Big East. Villanova improves to 15-3, 10-2 in the league.
St. John’s scored a season-low 58 points on the evening.
Villanova took a focused, professional approach to this game, wiping any doubt about the outcome by the middle of the first half.
First, Collin Gillespie got his shots in calmly, was unbothered by Posh Alexander’s pressure, and kept the ball moving for Villanova.