Daily News | Villanova wins a 66-65 Big East quarterfinal thriller over St. John’s
NEW YORK -- It was over, or at least Villanova floundered in deep Big East Tournament waters Thursday night, down 17 points to St. John’s, early in the second half, Madison Square Garden in full frenzy. That “shoot ‘em up or sleep in the streets” mantra the Wildcats like to use, it had them heading toward the Lincoln Tunnel, Night One.
Asked about the difference between taking those foul shots in any empty practice gym and the full Garden, how he steeled his nerves, Slater said, “We put pressure on ourselves to make it like a game every single time in practice. ... We literally do it every single day in practice.” The whole thing hurdled toward the last minute, the lead trading hands. St. John’s did not give this away. There was a Slater block, then a Samuels steal up top. What would decide things? A drive and three-point play by St. John’s guard Stef Smith put the Johnnies up a point, two minutes left. A couple of Villanova misses followed.
Villanova drew closer, Moore scoring inside, Daniels hitting a corner three. St. John’s missed connections, the ball bouncing out of bounds. The Johnnie’s lead was down to 46-40, all of it up for grabs.Villanova made just 7 of 30 first-half shots, spacing out their misses evenly throughout. With Daniels making three of them from beyond the arc, two on consecutive possessions, that was kind of all that kept the Wildcats within range. As St.
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