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Ejiofor Leads No. 13 St. John's to 72-52 Rout of No. 6 UConn for 2nd Straight Big East Tourney Title
Top-seeded St. John's holds a 20-2 conference record while No. 6 UConn aims for its ninth Big East title in a rivalry final at Madison Square Garden.
- On Saturday at 6:30 p.m., the UConn Huskies face St. John's Red Storm in a final featuring two of the conference's seven charter members, a first since 2000.
- Earlier this year, the teams split their regular-season meetings on Feb. 6 and Feb. 26, with Ejiofor's 21-point, 10-rebound, seven-assist performance on Feb. 6, and UConn's 72-40 reply on Feb. 26 that featured St. John's 20% shooting and 24 missed shots.
- Statistically, UConn enters with 48.3% shooting while St. John's posts 42.6%, with Tarris Reed Jr. averaging 13.6 points and 8.1 rebounds, outplaying Ejiofor's 16.3 points and 7.1 rebounds.
- Betting lines favor the Huskies by 2.5 points, with an over/under of 140.5, while the top seed has won the Big East Tournament three years running and St. John's has four titles but never consecutive.
- Hurley, ejected in the final second and fined $25,000 b, called the loss a 'choke job', adding high emotion before the final. Players emphasize hunger and pride.
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Ejiofor leads No. 13 St. John's to 72-52 rout of No. 6 UConn for 2nd straight Big East tourney title
Zuby Ejiofor had seven blocks, nine rebounds and three steals to anchor a tenacious defensive performance that carried No. 13 St.
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