Villanova faced St. John’s for the second time this season and took little shame in flexing their home-court advantage. Playing up in the Wells Fargo Center, ‘Nova soundly defeated the Johnnies 92-79.
The younger Wildcats started and stole the show early on. Sophomore Mikal Bridges opened scoring with a booming 3, and continued fronting for ‘Nova’s shooting efforts at the game’s onset. Bridges held eight of Villanova’s 12 points in the first eight minutes of the game, all the while St. John’s went 0-for-10. In fact, the Red Storm failed get points on the board until the 12:35 mark.