In a Big 5 Showdown, my alma mater St. Joe's took on Villanova last night at the Palestra in the annual "Holy War." The Wildcats were sporting an 8-0 record and were ranked third in the country, but regardless of where they were they knew this was going to be a tough game, and it was. With less than two minutes left, the Hawks charged to within 4 points, but Duke transfer Taylor King hit a three pointer for the Wildcats and they never looked back. The Wildcats improved to 9-0 with the 97-89 victory over the Hawks. "In some ways, it was like a bout," said Hawks coach Phil Martelli. "They took a swing. We took a swing." Scottie Reynolds led Villanova in scoring with 22 points and King chipped in 20 of his own, including clutch three pointers in the closing minutes. For the Hawks, Idris Hilliard had a career-high 22 points and Darrin Govens scored 19. Phil Martelli was heated in his post-game press conference emphatically stating that "we weren't good enough," and that being told "you played hard" is the worst compliment an opponent can give you.
Sidenote: Probably the highlight of the night for Hawks fans was seeing Taylor King get rim-rocked on a breakaway layup in the second half.
Info was gathered from an ESPN.com report.
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