"The Red Storm are on an eight-game win streak with their latest victory coming against DePaul on Tuesday. But they missed a day of practice due to getting stuck in Chicago after defeating the Blue Devils, according to head coach Rick Pitino. We're going to find out tomorrow if we can beat them, Pitino said of their game against Dan Hurley's Huskies. This is a great group of guys that gives me everything I need. I don't have a single complaint."
"St. John's, overall, is 68-62 against UConn, sweeping their rivals last season. That was en route to capturing the Big East regular season and tournament titles. But the Red Storm are not the same as last season, with five losses on the year by the time they take on their rivals. Last season, they lost just three games at this point."
"Hurley got his Huskies off to a promising start, going undefeated in conference play thus far with their only defeat coming against No. 4 Arizona in November. This is a league where anybody on any given night can win. We were down to Xavier and Seton Hall the teams at the bottom can beat you any night, Pitino added. We're not as dominant or a team as UConn."
St. John's enters its matchup with No. 3 UConn on an eight-game win streak, having most recently defeated DePaul. The team missed a day of practice after getting stuck in Chicago following that victory. Rick Pitino praises his roster's effort but expresses uncertainty about beating Dan Hurley's Huskies. St. John's holds a 68-62 overall edge against UConn and swept them last season while winning Big East regular-season and tournament titles. This season's Red Storm have five losses so far, compared with three at the same point last year. UConn has rejuvenated, is unbeaten in conference play, and is led by Solo Ball, Tarris Reed Jr., and Alex Karaban, with Ball producing multiple 20-plus point games and key scoring in wins over Providence and Villanova.
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