With a blowout 81-52 win over St. Joseph’s at the Pavilion, No. 6 Villanova has won 10-straight against the rival Hawks since 2012. It is also the Wildcat’s ninth-straight double-digit win against St. Joe’s. With the victory, Nova’ improves to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in Big 5 play.
In the first half, the game was closer than the final score might indicate.
Following a Jordan Hall jumper for St. Joe’s, Villanova’s once-15-point cushion became just six with 4:08 left in the first half. But, Collin Gillespie answered and hit back-to-back 3s to push the lead back to 12 to give Nova’ a 34-22 lead at the half.