Villanova edges No. 9 St. John's 73-71 to stop Red Storm's winning streak
AP
Feb 12, 2025
Villanova Wildcats, Pa. (AP) Tyler Perkins hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8 seconds remaining and Villanova defeated No. 9 St. John’s 73-71 on Wednesday night, ending the Red Storm's 10-game winning streak.
Wooga Poplar scored 22 points and Eric Dixon added 17 in a critical victory for the Wildcats (15-10, 8-6 Big East), who have won three in a row.
Aaron Scott led four players in double figures with 22 points for the Red Storm (21-4, 12-2), who lead the Big East by one game over No. 24 Creighton. The teams meet Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Kadary Richmond had 17 points and 10 assists for St. John's Red Storm. Simeon Wilcher and RJ Luis Jr. scored 12 apiece.
Off to its best start in 40 years, St. John’s was playing its first regular-season game as a top-10 team in the AP Top 25 since Feb. 27, 1999, also a loss at Villanova.
St. John's scored 14 consecutive points, capped by Luis' dunk, to go ahead 62-59 with 6:22 left.
St. John’s: Chasing the program's first Big East regular-season title since 1992, the Red Storm remain in good position to earn a high seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Villanova: Trying to make a March Madness push, the Wildcats get two more chances for quality wins in their next two games, at Providence and at UConn.
Wilcher hit a 3 that gave St. John’s a 71-70 lead with 27.3 seconds left, but Perkins connected from right in front of the Wildcats’ bench to put them back in front. Wilcher then missed a 3-point attempt just before the buzzer.
St. John's shot 11 for 37 (30%) from 3-point range, 10 more attempts than its previous season high. The Red Storm entered shooting 29% from beyond the arc.
St. John’s: Will host Creighton on Sunday with first place in the Big East standings at stake. St. John's lost 57-56 at Creighton on New Year's Eve before beginning its 10-game winning streak.
Villanova: Plays at Providence on Saturday.
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1st Half
SJU
Red Storm
32
NOVA
Wildcats
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Wildcats gains possession)
20:00
(Wildcats gains possession)
19:45
+2
Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists)
2-0
19:23
+2
Wooga Poplar makes two point layup
2-2
18:59
RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:57
Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
18:46
Aaron Scott shooting foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
18:46
+1
Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-3
18:46
+1
Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-4
18:36
RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:34
Aaron Scott offensive rebound
18:27
Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
18:24
Wooga Poplar personal foul
18:23
+3
Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Zuby Ejiofor assists)
5-4
18:02
Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
18:00
Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
18:00
Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
17:58
Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
17:49
Enoch Boakye turnover
17:43
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot (Zuby Ejiofor assists)
7-4
17:33
+2
Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)
7-6
17:21
+3
Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)
10-6
16:36
Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
16:34
Eric Dixon offensive rebound
16:21
+2
Eric Dixon makes two point layup
10-8
16:15
RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:13
Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
16:06
Zuby Ejiofor misses two point layup
16:04
Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
15:59
+2
Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk (Jhamir Brickus assists)
10-10
15:50
Zuby Ejiofor misses three point jump shot
15:48
Eric Dixon defensive rebound
15:26
Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
15:24
RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
15:10
+3
Simeon Wilcher makes three point jump shot (RJ Luis Jr. assists)
13-10
14:42
+3
Jordan Longino makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)
13-13
14:23
Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
14:21
Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
14:21
Zuby Ejiofor personal foul
14:21
TV timeout
14:02
+2
Wooga Poplar makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)
13-15
13:43
+3
Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Simeon Wilcher assists)
16-15
13:12
+2
Wooga Poplar makes two point layup
16-17
12:50
Zuby Ejiofor turnover (Wooga Poplar steals)
12:37
Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
12:35
Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
12:25
Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot
12:23
Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
12:03
+2
Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot
16-19
12:01
Red Storm 30 second timeout
11:44
+3
Simeon Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Aaron Scott assists)
19-19
11:20
Simeon Wilcher personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
11:00
+3
Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists)
19-22
10:39
Zuby Ejiofor turnover (Wooga Poplar steals)
10:22
+3
Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)
19-25
9:43
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot (Aaron Scott assists)
21-25
9:22
Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
9:20
Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound
9:02
Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
9:02
+1
Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-25
9:02
Aaron Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:02
Vince Iwuchukwu offensive rebound
8:59
Vince Iwuchukwu turnover (bad pass)
8:50
+2
Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot
22-27
8:19
Ruben Prey misses three point jump shot
8:15
Red Storm offensive rebound
8:11
Jaiden Glover offensive foul
8:11
Jaiden Glover turnover (offensive foul)
7:54
Aaron Scott shooting foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
7:53
TV timeout
7:53
+1
Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-28
7:53
+1
Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-29
7:32
Ruben Prey turnover (Wooga Poplar steals)
7:27
Ruben Prey blocks Wooga Poplar's two point layup
7:25
Red Storm defensive rebound
7:15
Jaiden Glover turnover (Jhamir Brickus steals)
7:11
Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
7:09
Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
6:59
RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:57
Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
6:21
Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
6:19
Vince Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
6:09
RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup
6:02
Wildcats defensive rebound
5:46
+3
Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)
22-32
5:08
Ruben Prey misses three point jump shot
5:03
Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
4:40
Kadary Richmond blocks Eric Dixon's two point layup
4:39
Wildcats offensive rebound
4:39
Eric Dixon turnover (out of bounds)
4:29
Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses three point jump shot
4:27
Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
4:06
Enoch Boakye misses two point layup
4:04
Sadiku Ibine Ayo defensive rebound
3:53
+3
Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)
25-32
3:22
Kadary Richmond personal foul
3:22
TV timeout
3:07
Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
3:05
Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
2:52
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point layup
27-32
2:52
Jordan Longino shooting foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul)
2:52
+1
Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 1 of 1
28-32
2:49
Jordan Longino turnover (Ruben Prey steals)
2:43
Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
2:41
Sadiku Ibine Ayo offensive rebound
2:41
Wooga Poplar personal foul
2:41
Kyle Neptune technical foul
2:41
+1
Simeon Wilcher makes technical free throw 1 of 1
29-32
2:25
Simeon Wilcher misses technical free throw 2 of 2
2:25
Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
2:22
Red Storm offensive rebound
2:15
Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses three point jump shot
2:13
Red Storm offensive rebound
2:11
Enoch Boakye personal foul (Sadiku Ibine Ayo draws the foul)
1:50
Ruben Prey misses three point jump shot
1:48
Sadiku Ibine Ayo offensive rebound
1:32
Zuby Ejiofor misses three point jump shot
1:30
Eric Dixon defensive rebound
1:14
+2
Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot
29-34
0:54
Simeon Wilcher turnover (Tyler Perkins steals)
0:45
Jhamir Brickus turnover (out of bounds)
0:29
+3
Lefteris Liotopoulos makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)
32-34
0:20
Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:01
Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
0:00
Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
SJU
Red Storm
39
NOVA
Wildcats
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point dunk (RJ Luis Jr. assists)
