National Basketball Association
St. John's 81, Villanova 68
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Tim Higgins, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
16042
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Dwight Hardy continued to make his case for Big East Player of the Year with a career-high 34 points to lead No. 25 St. John’s past No. 14 Villanova, 81-68, in Philadelphia on Saturday.
D.J. Kennedy added 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Red Storm (19-9, 11-5 Big East), who won their sixth straight and sixth game over a ranked team this season.
Corey Stokes scored 20 points for the Wildcats (21-8, 9-7), who have dropped two in a row and four of six. They could slip all the way down to .500 in the conference with their final two games on the road at No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 6 Pittsburgh.
Villanova got within 65-64 with 4:00 left but could not find a way to stop Hardy from getting into the lane. The senior guard scored eight points in the final 3:20 as St. John’s closed with a 16-4 burst to pull away.
The Red Storm jumped out strong, opening up an 18-4 gap after the first 5:06, but Stokes hit three 3-pointers to help bring Villanova back to within 41-37 at the break.
Top Game Performances
| St. John's |
|
Villanova |
|
Dwight Hardy 34 |
Scoring |
Corey Stokes 20 |
|
Justin Brownlee 4 |
Assists |
Corey Fisher 7 |
|
D.J. Kennedy 14 |
Rebounds |
Antonio Pena 8 |
|
Dwight Hardy 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Maalik Wayns 9 |
|
D.J. Kennedy 3 |
Steals |
Maalik Wayns 2 |
|
Justin Burrell 1 |
Blocks |
Dominic Cheek 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| St. John's
|
81 |
45.3 |
10-22 |
23-33 |
16 |
37 |
1 |
8 |
|
| Villanova
|
68 |
40.0 |
9-29 |
15-23 |
17 |
23 |
2 |
4 |
|
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