"I just think both programs have really pushed each other the whole year. We're a 29-win team, they're a 27-win team. Two of the best teams in the country. Obviously it's going to be a death match for the Big East championship, but also, you know, both of us have really delivered for this league in a year where this league needs a game like this tomorrow night that everyone that's a basketball fan's going to be dialed into."
"St. John's forced 15 turnovers and saw Zuby Ejiofor total 21 points and 10 rebounds in an 81-72 home win over the Huskies on Feb. 6. The Huskies rolled to a 72-40 win in Hartford on Feb. 25, when the Red Storm missed their final 24 shots and did not get a basket for the final 17 1/2 minutes."
"St. John's, which has won five games in a row, is attempting to win consecutive titles for the first time in school history. The Red Storm reached the championship game in back-to-back seasons in 1985 and 1986 and split title games with UConn in 1999 and 2000."
Top-seeded St. John's and second-seeded UConn face off in the Big East tournament championship at Madison Square Garden. The teams have already met twice this season, with St. John's winning 81-72 on February 6 and UConn dominating 72-40 on February 25. St. John's has won five consecutive games and is attempting to win back-to-back conference titles for the first time in program history. UConn coach Dan Hurley emphasized both teams' quality, noting they are ranked sixth and thirteenth nationally respectively. Zuby Ejiofor, the Big East Player of the Year, leads St. John's and has scored 41 points in tournament victories over Providence and Seton Hall.
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