UConn Huskies (29-4, 19-3 Big East) vs. St. John’s Red Storm (27-6, 20-2 Big East)New York; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -2.5; over/under is 140.5BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 St. John’s and No. 6 UConn meet in the Big East Championship.The Red Storm are 20-2 against Big East opponents and 7-4 in non-conference play. St. John’s is fourth in the Big East at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 70.5 points while holding opponents to 42.3% shooting.The Huskies are 19-3 against Big East opponents. UConn is fourth in the Big East with 23.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Tarris Reed Jr. averaging 5.4.St. John’s makes 45.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.4 percentage points higher than UConn has allowed to its opponents (39.9%). UConn has shot at a 48.7% clip from the field this season, 6.4 percentage points higher than the 42.3% shooting opponents of St. John’s have averaged.The teams meet for the third time this season. UConn won 72-40 in the last matchup on Feb. 26. Reed led UConn with 20 points, and Joson Sanon led St. John’s with 10 points.Popular ReadsTOP PERFORMERS: Zuby Ejiofor is averaging 16.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and two blo …
