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St. John’s basketball rematch with UConn postponed due to COVID

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St. John’s basketball rematch with UConn has been postponed because of COVID-19.

A fourth St. John’s basketball game has been impacted by COVID-19 and health and safety protocols with the latest coming between the Red Storm (9-7, 3-6 Big East) and the UConn Huskies (8-3, 5-3 Big East).

The Connecticut men’s basketball program announced that it will go on a temporary pause because an official tested positive for COVID-19 following the Huskies’ victory over Butler on Tuesday night.

UConn will not play its two scheduled games this week against Villanova (Thursday) and St.