For the first time ever, the St. John's Red Storm are back-to-back Big East champions after defeating UConn in a wire-to-wire 72-52 win in the conference title game on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. When these teams last met, the Huskies handed the Johnnies a humbling 32-point loss, snapping the team's 13-game winning streak and leaving them eager for redemption.
UConn averages 88.7 points per game (second in college basketball) while giving up 50.4 per contest (first in college basketball). It has a +1266 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 38.3 points per game.
From battling through shin surgery to winning a Regular Season and Big East Tournament Championship in front of a sold-out crowd in Madison Square Garden is a dream I'll cherish forever.