A tenacious defensive performance carried No. 13 St. John's to its second straight Big East tournament championship Saturday night with a 72-52 blowout of sixth-ranked UConn at Madison Square Garden.
Sixth-ranked UConn and No. 13 St. John's are ready for the rubber match. This time, with a Big East championship at stake. “You knew there was going to be a third round, and here we are," Huskies coach Dan Hurley said. Defending champion St. John's was picked atop the preseason coaches' poll, UConn placed second — and no other school received a first-place vote.
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