St. John's Crushes Villanova, Ejiofor's Triple-Double

0:00On March 1st, St. John's picked up a huge win over Villanova, crushing them 89-57 in Madison Square Garden. Zubi Egeo 4 led the way with his first career triple-double, posting 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, while also blocking 3. Shots. Ian Jackson came off the bench for 19 points and a career high five steals, and Ozea Sellers added 14 points. The 15th ranked red storm jumped out to a 30 point lead in the first half, and never looked back, improving to 23 wins and 6. Losses overall, 16 and 2 in the big east. This victory came right after a tough 72-40 loss at rival Yukon, where St. John's shot just 20% and missed their final. 24 shots, snapping a 13-game winning streak, the longest in program history in 41 years. Coach Rick Patino rocked an all-white suit for the annual Whiteout game, channeling Colonel Sanders as fans showed up in white. Egeo 4's triple-double marks just the fourth in school history, and the second in the last 26 years.

1:05Villanova falls to 22-7, with Duke Brennan scoring 12 points, but they lost forward, Matt Hodge to a leg injury. St. John sits a half-game behind 6-rank Yukon, and both teams have key games ahead. St. John. Johns hosts Georgetown Tuesday, while Villanova has to Nepal Wednesday.