Villanova beat St. Joe's 56-39 in a fine display of poor offense and poor shooting. The Hawks shot 13/50 from the floor, while 'Nova shot 21/59. Villanova ended up winning due to strong defense and their two seniors, Sumpter and Nardi, who led in scoring with 14 points and 11 points respectively. Villanova wins the Big 5 crown this year going 4-0 against the oter Big 5 teams for the second year in a row. It was also the lowest scoring game for the Hawks against the Cats since 1939.
Maybe the game needed to be at the Palestra, maybe St. Joe's really needs to mature and gain some experience. Hopefully Phil Martelli can rebuild St. Joe's into a team that can beat the rest of the Big 5 in the next few years.
There's nothing like a good hard fought Villanova - St. Joe's game.
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