Kadary Richmond and Zuby EjioFor scored 18 factors every like n. 10 of St. John united Uconn on Sunday 89-75, to finish his first swept of the common season of the Huskies in 25 years.
The prime scorer Rj Luis Jr. added 14 factors for the Red Storm (24-4, 15-2 Big East) after sitting out of Wednesday’s victory in Depoul with an groin harm. The first place St. John wants one other victory or a lack of Creighton to overcome part of his first convention championship of the common season since 1992.
Aaron Scott had 13 factors and eight rebounds and Deivon Smith closed with 12 factors and eight assists. EjioFor had 9 rebounds and 6 assists whereas taking pictures 5 by 6 from the sector and eight by 9 on the free taking pictures line in entrance of a crowd exhausted on the Madison Square Garden.
Alex Karaban led the Huskies (18-9, 10-6) with 17 factors, whereas solely Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. added 15 every for the two-time champions of NCAA in workplace. Liam McNeley scored 14 however shot 2 out of 13 from the ground.
Uconn had gained 9 consecutive video games in opposition to the primary 10 opponents and eight in a row at MSG.
Takeaways
Uconn: no sequence has highlighted a few of the struggles of the Huskies greater than the final 30 seconds of the primary half, after they obtained six offensive rebounds however they haven’t been capable of rating. Uconn adopted 50-32 in the course of the break and remained behind 22 initially of the second interval.
St. John’s: improved at 17-0 at residence and mixed with the 1984-85 faculty report for the convention victories.
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Key second
St. John’s had a possession of eight factors within the first half. Luis hit a 3-pointer with 4:23 on the left and Samson Johnson was referred to as for a flagrant foul underneath the basket after a replay revision. EjioFor transformed two free pictures earlier than Scott emptied his third 3 for a 43-26 pillow.
Key stat
The Huskies misplaced 15 layups and dedicated 18 turnover, giving them 40 within the two video games in opposition to St. John’s this season.
Subsequently
Uconn hosts Georgetown Wednesday in Hartford. Wednesday St. John’s visits butler.
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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