1 | 2 | T | |
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VILL | 22 | 28 | 50 |
SJU | 32 | 38 | 70 |
Soriano puts up 21, St. John's beats Villanova 70-50
NEW YORK -- — Joel Soriano's 21 points helped St. John's defeat Villanova 70-50 on Wednesday night.
Soriano also added nine rebounds for the Red Storm (13-7, 5-4 Big East Conference). Jordan Dingle scored 12 points, going 6 of 13 (0 for 5 from 3-point range). Daniss Jenkins had nine points and was 3 of 9 shooting (1 for 5 from 3-point range).
Eric Dixon led the Wildcats (11-8, 4-4) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and eight rebounds. Villanova also got 12 points from TJ Bamba. In addition, Hakim Hart had five points.
St. John's took the lead with 18:10 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 32-22 at halftime, with Glenn Taylor Jr. racking up six points. St. John's pulled away with an 11-0 run in the second half to extend a six-point lead to 17 points. They outscored Villanova by 10 points in the final half, as Soriano led the way with a team-high 15 second-half points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Brent Hampton
- John Gaffney
- Michael Palau
2023-24 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UConn | 18-2 | - | 37-3 |
Marquette | 14-6 | 4 | 27-10 |
Creighton | 14-6 | 4 | 25-10 |
Seton Hall | 13-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
St. John's | 11-9 | 7 | 20-13 |
Providence | 10-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
Villanova | 10-10 | 8 | 18-16 |
Butler | 9-11 | 9 | 18-15 |
Xavier | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
Georgetown | 2-18 | 16 | 9-23 |
DePaul | 0-20 | 18 | 3-29 |