St. John’s holds off UConn’s late rally as Rick Pitino moves to third on NCAA DI wins list

St. John's swept two regular-season games against UConn last season on the way to a Big East title and conference tournament championship.

UConn hopes to ride out storm vs. St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Friday

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) — The third-ranked UConn men’s basketball team will have its hands full Friday night as they travel to Madison Square Garden for a showdown against No. 22 St. John’s. It will be a heavyweight matchup on the benches as head coach Dan Hurley and the Huskies (22-1,

St. John’s braces for major measuring stick with first UConn showdown: ‘Different electricity’

Five months ago, the Big East schedule was released, and immediately there were two dates circled. Feb. 6 and Feb. 25 — the days when St. John’s and Connecticut would meet. Access the St. John's beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features,

UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm odds, picks and predictions

Connecticut heads to New York off a 92-60 (Over 147.5) home win Tuesday vs. the +17.5 Xavier Muskateers, and the Huskies will tip this one off as the owners of an 18-game winning streak. On Tuesday, slow-tempo UConn shot 56.7% from the floor in scoring its most points in a game since Jan. 7. The Huskies have shot 55.4% over their last 2 games.