Villanova Completes Comeback to Defeat St. John’s

When St. John’s hosted Villanova at Madison Square Garden in February, the Johnnies trailed 66-46 with less than four minutes remaining. Despite the odds being stacked against them, they stormed back, putting together a 23-9 run to close the game. It wasn’t enough to get the win, but it was enough to create momentum. Just over a month later, the Red Storm picked up where they left off against the Wildcats in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament.

Julian Champagnie got things started, scoring the game’s first basket and nine of the first eleven scored by St. John’s. Couple that with some baskets from Stef Smith and a dunk from Joel Soriano, and the Red Storm were out to a 19-10 lead…