Johnnies vs. Huskies. Pitino vs. Hurley. Number 12 versus Number 19. Friday night on national TV.
Tonight’s matchup between No. 12 St. John’s and No. 19 UConn will be a doozy. Two original Big East rivals squaring off on national TV, each led by fiery National Championship-winning head coaches, in a game with significant Big East regular season title stakes and NCAA tournament seeding implications.
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Game information
Who: No. 12 St. John’s Red Storm (20-3, 11-1 Big East) at No. 19 UConn Huskies (16-6, 8-3 Big East)
When: Friday, February 7, 2024, 8:00 p.m.
Where: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut
TV: FOX
Radio: Learfield
Series History: St. John’s leads 37-34. The Huskies won all three meetings versus the Red Storm last season, including the Big East Tournament semifinal
KenPom Predicted Score: UConn to win, 72-71 (49% chance of St. John’s win)
Pregame links
- St. John’s finally on even footing with UConn in this huge Big East battle — Zach Braziller, New York Post
- This is the basketball weekend New York has long waited for — Mike Vaccaro, New York Post
- Dan Hurley lists biggest concerns for UConn while facing St. John’s basketball team — Kevin Connelly, Storm The Paint
- Why UConn men’s basketball will have ‘enormous task’ dealing with St. John’s guard Kadary Richmond — Roger Cleaveland, CT Insider
- Preview: No. 19 UConn men’s basketball vs. No. 12 St. John’s — Patrick Martin, The UConn Blog