St. John’s won the first head-to-head battle. More than just won, according to Dan Hurley, Uconn got “punked” by the Red Storm in last Friday’s showdown at Madison Square Garden. Before a largely pro-St. John’s, sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden. Great win. Clearly the better team that night. But by any other metric, UConn remains the better team overall.
Ejiofor leads No. 22 St. John’s past No. 3 UConn 81-72 at MSG, ending Huskies’ 18-game win streak. — Zuby Ejiofor had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as No. 22 St. John’s beat third-ranked UConn 81-72 on Friday night, snapping the Huskies’ 18-game winning streak.