"Tarris Reed Jr. totaled 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 6 UConn used a pair of big runs in both halves and rolled to a dominating 72-40 win over 15th-ranked St. John's Wednesday night Hartford, Conn. in a possible preview of the Big East tournament championship game."
"Reed made 9 of 14 shots and contributed a dunk to the 18-0 run in the first half along with a layup in the 16-0 run in the second half. He finished two shy of his season high and posted his seventh double-double this season."
"St. John's (22-6, 15-2) saw a 13-game winning streak stopped and had a 11-game Big East road winning streak halted. The Red Storm played their worst game under coach Rick Pitino and were held under 45 points for the first time since scoring 40 at Notre Dame on March 5, 2013."
"The Red Storm missed their final 24 shots, shot 2-of-28 (7.1%) in the second half and 19.6% overall. It was their lowest field goal percentage in any game since 1938-1939."
No. 6 UConn dominated 15th-ranked St. John's with a decisive 72-40 victory, featuring two significant scoring runs that established control throughout the game. Tarris Reed Jr. led the effort with 20 points and 11 rebounds on efficient shooting, while Alex Karaban contributed 14 points. The Huskies built a lead as large as 36 points in the second half, achieving their largest margin of victory over St. John's since 1998. UConn improved to 26-3 in the Big East and extended their Hartford winning streak to 27 consecutive games. St. John's suffered their worst performance under coach Rick Pitino, shooting just 19.6% overall and missing their final 24 shots, marking their lowest field goal percentage since 1938-1939.
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