The number 6 ranked Wildcats defeated St. John’s 68-53 in Sunday afternoon’s contest at Madison Square Garden. Villanova improved to 18-3 (8-1 Big East) on the season, while St. John’s is still looking for its first Big East win under Chris Mullin. Both teams struggled from the field and committed many unforced errors in the mid-season Big East matchup.
Junior guard Josh Hart (16 points, 11 rebounds) and sophomore forward Kris Jenkins (14 points, 11 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles for ’Nova, which was without senior center Daniel Ochefu. Redshirt freshman Mikal Bridges contributed 13 points including a nice “and one” slam to jumpstart a Villanova run in the first half.