St. John's Red Storm vs Villanova Wildcats

College Basketball

St John's

13-5

86-79

Final

Villanova

14-4

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Lead tracker

SJU leadsBiggest lead SJU 17, VILL 4

VILL leads

Team	1H	2H	T
SJU	36	50	86
VILL	35	44	79

Who won: St John's 86-79

The St. John's Red Storm beat the Villanova Wildcats 86-79 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Bryce Hopkins led the St John's in points (20). Tyler Perkins led the Villanova in points (23).

What it means

St John's 4-0 on the road; Villanova 8-2 at home.

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Game info

Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA · Attendance 14,899
Officials: John Gaffney (Referee), Greg Evans (Referee), Mike Palua (Referee)