The Big East Tournament concludes on Saturday with the No. 13 St. John’s Red Storm facing the No. 6 Connecticut Huskies. These are the top two seeds in the conference, with St. John’s winning the regular season title.
The Red Storm will be eyeing a second straight Big East title, while the Huskies last won in 2024. St. John’s qualified for the championship game with a 78-68 win over the Seton Hall Pirates, while UConn defeated Georgetown 67-51 in the semifinals on Friday.
How To Watch No. 6 UConn vs. No. 13 St. John’s in Big East Tournament Final
The Big East Tournament Final between UConn and St. John’s will take place on Saturday, with tipoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. The famous Madison Square Garden in New York will play host to this championship contest.
Fans can watch the Huskies vs. Red Storm live on FOX, with FOXSports.com, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV among the platforms offering live streaming.
The St. John’s Red Storm will go into this game in sublime form, having won each of their last five matches. The run places them with an overall record of 27-6 going into this championship game.
Zuby Ejiofor has been the star of the show for St. John’s again this season, averaging 16.3 and 7.1 rebounds and points per game. The senior forward scored 20 points on 8-14 shooting in the semifinal against Seton Hall, with Dillon Mitchell and Bryce Hopkins providing support with 13 points.
The Connecticut Huskies have an overall record of 29-4 this season, and are currently on a two-game winning streak. UConn freshman Braylon Mullins has been in sublime form of late and scored 21 points on 8-17 shooting in Friday’s semifinal against Georgetown.
Comparing the two sides’ records going into the Big East Tournament final, UConn outscores opponents by 13.4 points per game and averages 78.3 per game. St. John’s has a scoring differential of 11.3 points per game, scoring 81.3 points per game.
These two sides met twice last month, with the Red Storm winning the first 81-72 before UConn gained a measure of revenge with a blowout 72-40 win. Tarris Reed Jr. scored 20 points in that game and will be crucial on Saturday in the Huskies’ hopes of stopping Red Storm big man Ejiofor.
The Big East Tournament championship game could well be decided by fine margins, with both teams in strong form and looking primed to make deep runs at the NCAA Tournament in March.
