00:00What's up everyone? It's Zach Braziller here in Hartford. St. John's 13-game win streak is over
00:05and it ended in really ugly fashion. UConn beat some 72-40. It was, look, it was a nightmare of
00:13a night here for the Johnnies. Scoring droughts of 723 and 1046. Trailed by as much as 36.
00:21This was always going to be a really tough game for them. Connecticut's really good.
00:25They were highly motivated, you know, from that first game. And look, nothing went right.
00:31Tyrus Reed Jr. was the best big man on the court. St. John's didn't turn UConn over.
00:35It got beat on the glass. It couldn't score. I mean, look, UConn's defense was good.
00:40St. John's was missing wide open shots. They were playing, they played soft and they got crushed.
00:47You know, now we see, we see how they respond. You know, both Zuby Edipo and Rick Pitino
00:52blamed themselves as the coach and the captain of this team. Both said it was on them.
00:59And look, now they have a few days to get ready for Villanova at home.
01:03St. John's, importantly to note, St. John's still controls its own destiny in the Big East.
01:08If both St. John's and UConn finish 18-2, they're both now tied in the loss column.
01:12St. John's will still be the one seed in the Big East tournament.
01:15This obviously is going to really hurt metrics when you get blown out like this, but, you know, now they
01:21got to respond.
01:22And we'll see how they respond. You know, UConn had to respond after that loss to Creighton.
01:26They responded by winning at Nova Big and then crushing St. John's.
01:31And now we see how St. John's responds.
01:32Next two at home against Villanova, a flatlining Georgetown team.
01:36And they go to Seton Hall the last Friday of the season.
01:40So as disappointing and ugly as tonight was, not all is lost.
01:44They can still win the league title.
01:46And they can still get another chance at UConn in the Big East tournament.
01:50And you go from there.
01:52But right now it's about responding on Saturday night against Villanova.
01:56Prime time.
01:57Going to be probably a sellout crowd.
01:58And we'll see how this team comes back after a forgettable night.
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