Jay Wright Quote

That was a difficult game and you have to give St. John's a lot of credit. They lost their leading scorer [D'Angelo Harrison] and you're not just going to go find one. I thought Steve [Lavin] did a great job of finding another way... We were struggling in the first half. I felt the second half we got more aggressive against their pressure and started to make some plays and got to the foul line.

Villanova Wildcats

• Beat the spread by 8.5 points- the 19th time this season.
• The Wildcats have recorded more steals than their opponents for the past seven games.
• Yarou and Arcidiacono accounted for 50% of Nova's points.
• Pinkston and Yarou accounted for 41% of the Wildcats' boards.

JayVaughn Pinkston

• JayVaughn Pinkston has 10 straight double-digit point games. Mouphtaou Yarou had a career high with nine field goals made.
• JayVaughn Pinkston has led the team in rebounding in seven out of 32 games this season.

Mouphtaou Yarou

• Mouphtaou Yarou has led the team in scoring in five out of 32 games this season.

Ryan Arcidiacono

• Ryan Arcidiacono has seven straight double-digit point games.

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Around the Interwebs

Rapid Reaction [ESPN]

Villanova secures Big Dance invite with ugly win over St. John’s [Yahoo!]

Nova ousts St. John's, advances in Big East tournament [CBSsports]

Yarou Leads Villanova Past St. John's, 66-53 [Villanova.com]