It was a snowy Super Bowl Sunday outside Madison Square Garden while a defensive brawl occurred inside the world’s most famous arena between No. 24 UConn men’s basketball and St. John’s, with the Huskies grabbing a 63-60 victory over the Red Storm.
Tyrese Martin led the way with 17 points for the Huskies, all of which came in the second half. He was in front of all scorers, while RJ Cole added 14 points and Isaiah Whaley contributed 11. Andre Jackson had an impressive 16 rebounds as well.
The Huskies had 13 blocks and out-rebounded their hosts by 11.