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02/24 03:43 CST No. 15 St. John's visits No. 6 UConn for conference showdown
No. 15 St. John's visits No. 6 UConn for conference showdown
By The Associated Press
St. John's Red Storm (22-5, 15-1 Big East) at UConn Huskies (25-3, 15-2 Big
East)
Hartford, Connecticut; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Silas Demary Jr. and No. 6 UConn host Zuby Ejiofor and No. 15 St.
John's in Big East action Wednesday.
The Huskies have gone 13-2 at home. UConn ranks second in the Big East at
limiting opponent scoring, giving up 66.0 points while holding opponents to
40.3% shooting.
The Red Storm have gone 15-1 against Big East opponents. St. John's ranks
second in the Big East with 35.1 rebounds per game led by Ejiofor averaging 7.2.
UConn averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.9 more made shots than the 6.7
per game St. John's allows. St. John's averages 7.1 made 3-pointers per game
this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 5.9 per game UConn allows.
The teams square off for the second time this season in Big East play. St.
John's won the last meeting 81-72 on Feb. 7. Ejiofor scored 21 points to help
lead the Red Storm to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Solomon Ball is averaging 14.2 points for the Huskies. Braylon
Mullins is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Ian Jackson averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Storm, scoring
10.4 points while shooting 36.0% from beyond the arc. Ejiofor is averaging 15.5
points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.7 blocks over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 8-2, averaging 79.1 points, 32.0 rebounds, 18.9
assists, 5.6 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.
Red Storm: 10-0, averaging 80.3 points, 35.3 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 7.5 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 69.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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