Rick Pitino and his St. John’s Red Storm staff simply carry on rolling, choosing up their tenth straight win on Friday, knocking off No. 19 UConn, 68-62.
The Purple Storm could have had the perfect week of the season to this point by any staff within the nation, knocking off No. 11 Marquette and No. 19 UConn.
St. John’s improved to 21-3 total and 12-1 within the Massive East. It’s their greatest begin within the Massive East for the reason that 1984-85 season after they reached the Closing 4.
RJ Luis Jr. continued his season-long excellence, ending with 21 factors and 7 rebounds.
Kadary Richmond scored 12 factors, all of these coming within the second half when his staff wanted it essentially the most.
The turnover differential had a large influence on the sport. The Huskies had 22 turnovers, whereas the Purple Storm had simply seven.
St. Johns was in a position to capitalize on that, scoring 18 factors off the UConn miscues.
Liam McNeeley returned to motion for the primary time since Jan. 1 and completed with 18 factors and 11 rebounds off the bench. He led the Huskies in scoring.
Tarris Reed Jr. additionally collected a double-double off the bench, ending with 12 factors and 15 rebounds.
St. Johns will play each UConn and Marquette once more this season, two large video games for NCAA Match implications.
With little to no blemishes the remainder of the best way, the Purple Storm could possibly be a doable No. 2 seed come March.
