Kadr Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor scored 18 points per piece as number 10 St. John directed Ucon on Sunday, 89-75to complete his first regular shift of Huski in 25 years.
Leading scorer RJ Luis Jr. Added 14 points for the Red Storm (24-4, 15-2 The Great East) After sitting on Wednesday to win in Depaulov with groin injury. The first place of St. John needs another victory or a Creighton Loss to achieve a stake in the first conference championship in the regular part of the season since 1992.
Aaron Scott had 13 points and eight rebounds and Deivon Smith Finished with 12 points and eight assists. Ejiofor had nine rebounds and six assists while shooting 5 for 6 from the field and 8 for 9 on the free throw line in front of a sold audience in Madison Square Garden.
Alex Karaban led Huskies (18-9, 10-6) with 17 points while Solo ball and Tarris Reed Jr. 15 were added for a piece for double defenders of the NCAA champion. Liam McNeeley He scored 14 but shot 2 out of 13 from the floor.
UCONN won nine direct games against Top-10 opponents and eight in a row at MSG.
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UCONN: None series highlighted some of Huski fights more than the last 30 seconds of the first half, when they secured six offensive jumps, but they still couldn’t score. Uconn laged 50-32 on the break and lagged behind the beginning of the second period.
St. John’s: improved at 17-0 at home and aligned with the 1984-85 school record for conference victories.
A key moment
St. John’s had eight points in the first half. Luis hit a 3-pointer with the remaining 4:23, and Samson Johnson He was invited to a rough offense under the basket after the replay. Ejiofor turned two free throws before Scott drained his third 3 for a 43-26 pillow.
Key stature
Huski missed 15 schedules and committed 18 turns, giving them 40 in two games against St. John this season.
Up the following
Uconn hosts Georgetown Wednesday in Hartford. Visit St. John Butler on Wednesday.
Associated press reporting.
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