"It was just our night. It just started snowballing on you when you have a night like this. Obviously, we played good defense on them. I thought we demoralized them a little bit. It was one of those nights when everything went great for us and everything went wrong for them. We did a lot to make that happen."
"That has probably only happened to me two times in my career. Once in my first year at Kentucky, when we went into Phog Allen Fieldhouse at Kansas, when I was playing with a very much inferior team and some walk-ons, not with this type of team. So, it is all on me. I am very disappointed in our performance offensively."
"It is taking pride on the defensive end, really guarding our yard and having trust in each other. UConn senior forward Alex Karaban said after leading the Huskies to their 27th consecutive win in Hartford."
UConn defeated St. John's 72-40 in a dominant Big East matchup, showcasing exceptional defensive performance. The Red Storm, entering with a 13-game winning streak, managed only two field goals in the second half and failed to score for the final 17:27 of the game. St. John's three leading scorers—Zuby Ejiofor, Dillon Mitchell, and Bryce Hopkins—combined for just 14 points on 5-of-23 shooting, a stark contrast to their 50-point combined performance in a previous meeting. Coach Dan Hurley credited the Huskies' defensive intensity and ball movement, while St. John's coach Rick Pitino acknowledged the offensive breakdown and took responsibility for the poor performance.
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