Villanova Wildcats at St. John's Red Storm
· NCAA Men's BasketballRJ Luis Jr. scores 30 points, grabs 10 rebounds to lead St. John's over Villanova 80-68
Aaron Scott and Deivon Smith each added 12 points for the Red Storm (14-3, 5-1 Big East Conference).
Wooga Poplar led the way for the Wildcats (11-6, 4-2) with 22 points. Eric Dixon added 18 points for Villanova. Jhamir Brickus also recorded 13 points and six rebounds.
St. John's led Villanova 36-31 at the half, with Smith (12 points) its high scorer before the break. St. John's took the lead with 4:01 left in the second half and never looked back. Luis helped their team pull away for the victory with 23 second-half points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kadary Richmond Steal. | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyler Perkins Turnover. | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw. | 68 - 80 |
Statistics
VILL |
SJU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 22-55 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 14-17 | FT | 29-39 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 29 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,178 | Capacity:
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,178 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 2-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Creighton | 2-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Villanova | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-2 |
| St. John's | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
| Seton Hall | 1-1 | 1 | 11-2 |
| Butler | 1-1 | 1 | 10-3 |
| Xavier | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Georgetown | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| DePaul | 0-2 | 2 | 8-5 |
| Providence | 0-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Marquette | 0-2 | 2 | 5-8 |


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