Villanova vs St. John's: Recap Notes

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1ST2ND OT TOTAL SPREAD
  Villanova 29 38 12 79 -2.5
  St. John's 24 43 9 76 +2.5
Sat, Jan 21 2012, 01:00 PM

Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
Attendance: 11,430
TV: ESPNU

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Villanova Game Notes:
  • Villanova beat the spread by 0.5 points. That makes the 6th time this season the Wildcats have beat the spread.
  • Villanova has played in 2 overtime games this season. Over the last 5 seasons the Wildcats have played in 6 overtime games with a record of 5-1.
  • The Wildcats have won 2 close games this season (a win by 5 or fewer points). Since 2006, Villanova has won 28 close games.
  • The Wildcats have won 100% of the time this season (5-0) after recording 79 or more total points.
  • This season Villanova has won 80% of the time (4-1) when James Bell has 10 points or more.
  • The Wildcats set a season high for steals.
  • The last time Villanova recorded at least 13 steals was Mar 18, 2010 against Robert Morris (link).
  • Villanova has recorded fewer assists than their opponents for the past 8 games.
  • James Bell recorded a team season high in steals with 4.
  • Mouphtaou Yarou tallied a team season high in offensive rebounds with 8.
  • Maalik Wayns accounted for 35.4% of the team's points.
  • The top two rebounders (Mouphtaou Yarou and JayVaughn Pinkston) accounted for 48.0% of the rebounds.
  • Maalik Wayns has led the team in scoring in 14 out of 20 games this season.
  • Mouphtaou Yarou has led the team in rebounding in 12 out of 20 games this season.
  • This marks the 15th 20-point game of Maalik Wayns's career.
  • Maalik Wayns has 3 straight 20+ point games.
  • JayVaughn Pinkston recorded the 2nd double digit rebound game of his career.
  • This was the 3rd foul out of the season for JayVaughn Pinkston
  • JayVaughn Pinkston recorded a double-double. It was the 2nd of his career.
  • This marks the 5th 20-point game of Dominic Cheek's career.
  • Mouphtaou Yarou recorded the 18th double digit rebound game of his career.
  • This was the 1st foul out of the season for Mouphtaou Yarou
  • Mouphtaou Yarou had a career high with 8 offensive rebounds.
St. John's Game Notes:
  • St. John's lost and did not cover the spread.
  • The Red Storm have lost 2 times this season in games decided by 5 or fewer points. Since 2006, St. John's has lost 15 close games.
  • This loss extended the Red Storm losing streak to 4 games.
  • D`Angelo Harrison accounted for 36.8% of the team's points.
  • The top two rebounders (Sir`Dominic Pointer and Maurice Harkless) accounted for 44.4% of the rebounds.
  • D`Angelo Harrison has led the team in scoring 7 times in 19 games this season.
  • Maurice Harkless has 8 straight double-digit point games.
  • This marks the 5th 20-point game of D`Angelo Harrison's career.
  • This was the 2nd foul out of the season for D`Angelo Harrison.

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2011-2012 Roster

#32 James Bell So G 6-5 225
#23 Dominic Cheek Jr G 6-6 185
#4 Darrun Hilliard Fr G 6-6 205
#3 Ty Johnson Fr G 6-3 185
#21 Markus Kennedy Fr F 6-9 260
#12 Nick McMahon So G 6-0 165
#20 Dallas Ouano Jr G 6-0 190
#22 J. Pinkston Fr F 6-7 260
#25 Maurice Sutton Jr F/C 6-11 225
#2 Maalik Wayns Jr G 6-2 185
#24 Achraf Yacoubou Fr G 6-4 210
#13 Mouphtaou Yarou Jr F/C 6-10 250