Saint John's Upsets Huskies in Thrilling Victory!
Hurley didn’t hide his frustration.
UConn coach Dan Hurley says Huskies ‘laid an egg’ after Big East title loss to St. John’s originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
The magic that often follows UConn Huskies in March never showed up Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Instead, it was St. John’s Red Storm that controlled the Big East championship game from the opening tip, rolling to a 72–52 victory over Connecticut.
The Red Storm jumped out early and never let the Huskies settle in. UConn shot just 34 percent from the field and 16 percent from three-point range, while committing 16 turnovers in a frustrating offensive night. Afterward, Huskies coach Dan Hurley did not sugarcoat the performance.
“I don’t know how much of tonight was us getting punked and being soft, or they just played great and we missed shots,” Hurley said. “I don’t want to comment too much on that until I see the film on whether we were soft and just got punked or just played bad. ” St.