Villanova Vs. St. John's Final Score: Wildcats Win In Overtime

The Villanova Wildcats improved to 10-10 and 3-5 in the Big East with a 79-76 overtime victory over the St. John's Red Storm today. The Wildcats were able to force overtime on a Maalik Wayns jumper to tie the game with 35 seconds remaining and outlasted the Red Storm in overtime to seal the victory.

Wayns was the Wildcats leading scorer with 28 points on 18 shots, but turned the ball over seven times. Dominc Cheek, James Bell and JayVaughn Pinkston also scored in double figures for the Wildcats. Like Wayns, Pinkston had a game-leading seven turnovers.

Despite shooting 39 percent from the field and turning the ball over 22 times the Wildcats were able to dominate the glass, out-rebounding the Red Storm 46 to 29.

The Wildcats next game is Jan. 25 against the 21st ranked Louisville.

For more on the Red Storm visit the SB Nation blog Rumble In The Garden, while The Nova Blog has everything on the Wildcats. Need a Big East basketball fix? Visit Big East Coast Bias.

Villanova Vs. St. John's Halftime Score: Wildcats Lead 29-24

The 9-10 Villanova Wildcats lead the St. John's Red Storm 29-24 at halftime of the two team's Big East showdown. Both teams rank near the bottom of the standings with 2-5 conference records. The Wildcats are 9-10 on the season, while the Red Storm are 8-10.

The offenses have been inefficient during the first half with both teams shooting 32 percent from the field. The Wildcats are dominating the glass, out-rebounding the Red Storm 27 to 15, including 11 offensive rebounds. Both teams have eight turnovers a piece and 10 fouls.

The Wildcats are being paced by Dominic Cheek, who has seven points on eight shots. Maalik Wayns and JayVaughn Pinkston have six points each.

The second half of the game can be seen on ESPNU.

For more on the Red Storm visit the SB Nation blog Rumble In The Garden, while The Nova Blog has everything on the Wildcats. Need a Big East basketball fix? Visit Big East Coast Bias.

Villanova Vs St John's: Wildcats Face Big East Battle At MSG

Villanova visits St. John's on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.