UConn delivered a decisive response to its Feb. 6 loss, overwhelming St. John’s 72-40 on Wednesday night and handing Rick Pitino his largest defeat since taking over the Red Storm.
The Huskies’ 32-point win flipped the result from the teams’ earlier meeting and turned into a one-sided rout as St. John’s struggled to generate offense for long stretches. The Red Storm’s shooting woes reached a stark finish: they missed their final 24 field-goal attempts of the game.
UConn’s defensive pressure and control of the game’s tempo helped create separation, and the Huskies steadily built the margin into a blowout by the final horn.
By the numbers
St. John’s finished with 40 points and closed the night without a made field goal over its final 24 attempts, a stretch that underscored the difficulty it had finding quality looks and converting them.
For UConn, the win served as a clear statement in the rematch, turning a previous defeat into a lopsided victory on the road.