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Villanova Wildcats vs St. John's Red Storm Recap - Villanova Wins 57-49

Villanova got 16 points from Caleb Daniels en route to a 57-49 victory over St. John's on Friday at Madison Square Garden.

Villanova won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +4.0-point spread as underdogs.

Brandon Slater had 14 points for Villanova and Chris Arcidiacono chipped in with 9 points. Mark Armstrong had 3 assists for them, while Eric Dixon was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

St. John's got 14 points from Joel Soriano in a losing cause and another 12 points from Dylan Addae-Wusu. Dylan Addae-Wusu contributed 4 assists for them, while Joel Soriano had 16 rebounds.

Villanova was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored St. John's as they grabbed 36 boards, while Villanova only had 29

Villanova heads into a battle against Providence. St. John's, meanwhile, will have their next action against Creighton.