“Every loss is frustrating,” senior wing Aaron Scott said after St. John’s lost for the first time since New Year’s Eve, 73-71, to Villanova at Finneran Pavilion. “We’re not losers. We don’t like losing.”

Two nights ahead of Valentine’s Day, the Villanova men’s basketball team gave its fans a Big East upset they had to love. Hosting No. 9 St. John’s, the Wildcats’ Tyler Perkins sank a three-point shot with nine seconds left to wipe out a one-point deficit and give Villanova a 73-71 victory Wednesday night at Finneran Pavilion.

Madison Square Garden will host a showdown for the conference lead between St. John's and Creighton on Sunday.