Dan Hurley, Rick Pitino and the Man in the Red Blazer: An epic Friday at MSG
It felt like the closest you're going to get to the 1980s Big East on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.MARCH 16, 2024 • FOX SPORTS
5 St John's vs
-1 Connecticut
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Newton drops 25 with 9 assists as #2 Connecticut defeats St. John's
1 | 2 | T | |
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SJU | - | - | - |
UCONN | - | - | - |
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
1 | 2 | T | |
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SJU | 47 | 43 | 90 |
UCONN | 52 | 43 | 95 |
Newton drops 25 with 9 assists as #2 Connecticut defeats St. John's
Samson Johnson skies for a backdoor lob that extends UConn's lead to 71-59 over St. John's
Samson Johnson catches a FEROCIOUS two-handed alley-oop to extend UConn's lead over St. John's
St. John's Zuby Ejiofor throws down a strong two-handed dunk in transition to trim UConn's lead heading into halftime
KEY PLAYERS
Tristen Newton UCONN · #2 G
25 pts (3-7 3pt), 9 ast
Daniss Jenkins SJU · #5 G
27 pts (3-7 3pt), 5 ast
Cam Spencer UCONN · #12 G
20 pts (4-5 3pt), 9 ast
Jordan Dingle SJU · #3 G
19 pts (3-5 3pt), 3 ast
ODDS
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UConn needed to win by more than 9 points to cover the spread. They did not cover, so people who took St. John's won.
TOTAL
The over/under was 149.5 and the teams scored 185 points, so people who bet the over won
OVER
TEAM TO WIN
UConn won at -486 odds so a bet of $486 won $586 total
KEY PLAYS
UCONN STREAK
SJU 19 UCONN 22
UCONN STREAK
SJU 26 UCONN 34
UCONN STREAK
SJU 55 UCONN 64
