Overview
- St. John's beat Villanova 81-71, with Joel Soriano scoring 20 points and adding eight rebounds.
- Daniss Jenkins scored 18 points, while Brady Dunlap added 15 points for St. John's.
- TJ Bamba led Villanova with 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals.
- This is St. John's first win at Villanova in 31 years.
- St. John's led the game from start to finish, even without starting power forward Chris Ledlum.