Villanova (9-10) and St. John's (8-10) Square Off

Filed under Game Preview on January 20th, 2012

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It should be a lively atmosphere at Madison Square Garden on Saturday as St. John's meets Villanova in a Big East battle. Tip-off will be at 1:00 EST and you can catch it on ESPNU.

Both teams share 12th place in the Big East. The Wildcats come in at 9-10 overall and are 2-5 in the Big East. Meanwhile, the Red Storm have a record of 8-10 and are also 2-5 in the conference. The Wildcats have a #90 RPI ranking and the Red Storm are #148.

Villanova can find a key statistical edge over St. John's in one area, scoring, where the Wildcats outperform the Red Storm, 73 pts/game to 65 pts/game. Last year, the Red Storm won 81-68. Over four years, Villanova has gone 3-1 against St. John's.

• Villanova has a much better NCSA Athletic Ranking than St. John's (#51 vs #117).
• Villanova takes less vacation, with more NCAA Tournament appearances over the last 10 years than St. John's (7 vs 2).
• We win when it counts, too. Villanova has more NCAA Tournament wins over the last 10 years than St. John's (12 vs 0).
• Villanova has a much better overall winning percentage over the last 10 years (0.664 to 0.466).

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