Villanova 78-71 St. John's (14 Jan, 2018) Play-by-Play

Villanova Wildcats

16-1, 4-1 conf

	1	2	T
VILL	34	44	78
SJU	27	44	71

St. John's Red Storm

10-8, 0-6 conf

Bashir Ahmed made Layup.
Bashir Ahmed missed Layup.
Justin Simon missed Jumper.
Tariq Owens missed Layup.
Bashir Ahmed missed Layup.
Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Simon missed Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.
Justin Simon made Jumper.
Tariq Owens made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Owens.
Kassoum Yakwe made Dunk. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
Marvin Clark II made Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
Justin Simon missed Jumper.
Tariq Owens missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Kassoum Yakwe made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Owens.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Marvin Clark II missed Layup.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.
Justin Simon missed Jumper.
Marvin Clark II missed Jumper.
Tariq Owens made Layup. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed made Layup.
Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed made Layup.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Justin Simon.
Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Justin Simon missed Jumper.
Tariq Owens missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Kassoum Yakwe missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Marvin Clark II.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Tariq Owens made Dunk. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Marvin Clark II missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Jumper.
Justin Simon made Layup.
Justin Simon missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. made Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup.
Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Paschall missed Layup.
Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
Phil Booth missed Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo missed Jumper.
Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Omari Spellman missed Jumper.
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
Phil Booth missed Jumper.
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Dunk.
Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
Omari Spellman made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.
Omari Spellman missed Three Point Jumper.
Mikal Bridges missed Jumper.
Omari Spellman missed Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Spellman.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
Mikal Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Omari Spellman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Phil Booth missed Jumper.
Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo made Layup.
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
Omari Spellman made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Jalen Brunson made Jumper.
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.
Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.
Omari Spellman made Two Point Tip Shot.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.
Mikal Bridges missed Jumper.
Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.
Mikal Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Eric Paschall.

VILLANOVA

ST JOHN'S

TIME		VILL	SJU
20:00	Jump Ball won by St. John's	0	0
19:38	Bashir Ahmed made Layup.	0	2
19:38	Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:38	Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:13	Eric Paschall missed Layup.	0	2
19:13	Marvin Clark II Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:48	Bashir Ahmed missed Layup.	0	2
18:48	Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:48	Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:48	Phil Booth Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:48	Jalen Brunson Turnover.	0	2
18:48	Justin Simon Steal.	0	2
18:43	Justin Simon missed Jumper.	0	2
18:43	Mikal Bridges Block.	0	2
18:15	Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:15	Tariq Owens missed Layup.	0	2
18:15	St. John's Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:15	Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:15	Bashir Ahmed Block.	0	2
18:15	Donte DiVincenzo Offensive Rebound.	0	2
17:54	Phil Booth Turnover.	0	2
17:54	Bashir Ahmed missed Layup.	0	2
17:54	Mikal Bridges Block.	0	2
17:54	Bashir Ahmed Offensive Rebound.	0	2
17:44	Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
17:44	Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:20	Omari Spellman Turnover.	0	2
17:20	Tariq Owens Steal.	0	2
17:10	Marvin Clark II Turnover.	0	2
17:10	Eric Paschall Steal.	0	2
16:56	Phil Booth missed Jumper.	0	2
16:56	Omari Spellman Offensive Rebound.	0	2
16:52	Foul on Justin Simon.	0	2
16:52	Omari Spellman missed Free Throw.	0	2
16:52	Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.	0	2
16:52	Omari Spellman made Free Throw.	1	2
16:29	Justin Simon missed Jumper.	1	2
16:29	Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.	1	2
16:10	Donte DiVincenzo missed Jumper.	1	2
16:10	Tariq Owens Block.	1	2
16:10	Amar Alibegovic Defensive Rebound.	1	2
16:00	Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.	1	2
16:00	Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.	1	2
15:47	Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.	4	2
15:05	Justin Simon made Jumper.	4	4
15:05	Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.	6	4
15:05	Foul on Marvin Clark II.	4	4
15:05	Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.	5	4
14:46	Tariq Owens made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.	6	6
14:11	Omari Spellman missed Jumper.	6	6
14:11	Bryan Trimble Jr. Defensive Rebound.	6	6
13:59	Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.	6	8
13:48	Foul on Mikal Bridges.	6	8
13:48	Mikal Bridges Turnover.	6	8
13:38	Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Owens.	6	10
13:21	Jalen Brunson made Layup.	8	10
12:52	Foul on Justin Simon.	8	10
12:52	Justin Simon Turnover.	8	10
12:43	Bryan Trimble Jr. Defensive Rebound.	8	10
12:31	Tariq Owens Turnover.	8	10
12:11	Phil Booth missed Jumper.	8	10
12:11	Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Offensive Rebound.	8	10
12:07	Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Dunk.	10	10
11:54	Kassoum Yakwe made Dunk. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.	10	12
11:37	Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..	10	12
11:37	Official TV Timeout	10	12
11:37	Phil Booth missed Free Throw.	10	12
11:37	Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.	10	12
11:37	Phil Booth made Free Throw.	11	12
11:37	Phil Booth made Free Throw.	12	12
11:05	St. John's Turnover.	12	12
10:54	Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.	12	12
10:54	Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.	12	12
10:38	Marvin Clark II made Jumper.	12	14
10:38	Foul on Eric Paschall.	12	14
10:38	Marvin Clark II made Free Throw.	12	15
10:30	Donte DiVincenzo Turnover.	12	15
10:30	Bashir Ahmed Steal.	12	15
10:25	Shamorie Ponds Turnover.	12	15
10:25	Omari Spellman Steal.	12	15
10:23	Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.	12	15
10:23	Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.	12	15
10:18	Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.	12	15
10:18	Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.	12	15
9:50	Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.	15	15
9:32	Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.	15	15
9:32	Eric Paschall Defensive Rebound.	15	15
9:22	Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.	15	15
9:21	Foul on Omari Spellman.	15	15
9:06	Foul on Eric Paschall.	15	15
8:51	Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.	15	17
8:30	Foul on Marvin Clark II.	15	17
8:29	Omari Spellman made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.	17	17
7:54	Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.	17	20
7:26	Official TV Timeout	17	20
7:17	Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.	17	20
7:17	Bashir Ahmed Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:55	Justin Simon missed Jumper.	17	20
6:55	Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:47	Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
6:47	Donte DiVincenzo Offensive Rebound.	17	20
6:41	Omari Spellman missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
6:41	Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:15	Tariq Owens missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
6:15	Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:04	Foul on Amar Alibegovic.	17	20
6:04	Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.	18	20
6:04	Mikal Bridges missed Free Throw.	18	20
6:04	Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.	18	20
5:49	Justin Simon Turnover.	18	20
5:32	Mikal Bridges missed Jumper.	18	20
5:32	Tariq Owens Block.	18	20
5:13	Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.	18	20
5:13	Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.	18	20
4:59	Omari Spellman missed Jumper.	18	20
4:59	Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.	18	20
4:47	Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.	18	20
4:47	Villanova Defensive Rebound.	18	20
4:31	Eric Paschall Turnover.	18	20
4:29	St. John's Timeout	18	20
4:14	Justin Simon Turnover.	18	20
4:03	Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Spellman.	21	20
3:35	Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.	21	22
3:12	Foul on Shamorie Ponds.	21	22
3:12	Donte DiVincenzo made Free Throw.	22	22
3:12	Donte DiVincenzo made Free Throw.	23	22
2:55	Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.	23	22
2:55	Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.	23	22
2:53	Mikal Bridges Turnover.	23	22
2:53	Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.	23	22
2:53	Donte DiVincenzo Defensive Rebound.	23	22
2:51	Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.	26	22
2:35	Official TV Timeout	26	22
2:35	St. John's Timeout	26	22
2:16	Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.	26	22
2:16	Bashir Ahmed made Free Throw.	26	23
2:16	Bashir Ahmed missed Free Throw.	26	23
2:16	Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.	26	23
1:58	Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.	29	23
1:39	Kassoum Yakwe made Layup. Assisted by Tariq Owens.	29	25
1:08	Mikal Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.	31	25
0:47	Foul on Phil Booth.	31	25
0:42	Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.	31	25
0:42	Mikal Bridges Offensive Rebound.	31	25
0:33	Villanova Timeout	31	25
0:16	Omari Spellman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.	34	25
0:07	Foul on Mikal Bridges.	34	25
0:07	Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.	34	26
0:07	Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.	34	27
0:03	Phil Booth missed Jumper.	34	27
0:03	Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.	34	27
0:00	End of 1st half	34	27

Madison Square Garden

1:00 AM, 14 January 2018

New York, NY

Attendance: 17,123

Referees:
Pat Driscoll
Tim Clougherty
Evon Burroughs

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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

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