Happy Friday Nova Nation! Your Villanova Wildcats will play host to the St. John’s Red Storm this weekend in what might be the greatest contrast in styles college basketball has seen yet this year. These Big East Rivals play at completely different ends of the spectrum when it comes to pace and tempo.
St. John’s play’s ridiculously fast. Not only is their Adjusted Tempo ranked 4th in the country per KenPom, they also average the 3rd fastest possession length on offense at 14.6 seconds. The Johnnies are all about attacking on both sides of the ball, ranking 15th in Steal% and 16th in Turnover% on defense.