UConn devours St. John’s 81-65
The Connecticut Huskies used four players in double figures and held Rutgers to just 34 percent shooting from the field to cruise to an 81-65 victory on Tuesday night. Guard A.J. Price was a one-man show for the Huskies (11-3, 2-1) with 25 points, seven assists and four boards. Price was perfect from beyond the arc, going 4-of-4 on 3-point attempts. Jeff Adrien had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Stanley Robinson added 15 points and Jerome Dyson had 12 points to go along with nine steals.
For the Red Storm (7-7, 1-2), Justin Burrell led the way with 17 points and Anthony Mason Jr. added 14, including scoring the first seven points of the game for St. John’s. The Red Storm have lost three of their last four, and dropped two of their first three conference games.
UConn used an early 14-2 run in the first half to build a 10-point lead, 22-12. Burrell did his best to keep it honest, scoring seven straight points for the Red Storm towards the end of the first half, but the Huskies held a strong lead at halftime, 45-32.
The second half didn’t fare well for St. John’s, as UConn went on a 13-6 run to go up 20, 58-38, essentially putting an end to this one. UConn beat St. John’s for the seventh consecutive time, and improved their home record in Big East opening games to a perfect 9-0.
Connecticut will face their biggest challenge in conference play when they lock horns with No.7 Georgetown on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Rutgers will also return to action Saturday at noon when they host DePaul.
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