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St. Johns advances to a date with UConn tomorrow with a victory over Xavier this morning 65-57.
Box score
As a refresher, here is the Hartford Courant's UConn WBB beat writer Alexa Philippou's last pregame "how to watch" piece on St. Johns before their last meeting on Feb 17. UConn won that game 77-32. UConn held SJ leading scorer Leilani Correa (Soph - G) to 2 points in that game. In their 1st game on Feb 3, Correa had 33.
UConn’s defense: In the previous meeting, UConn forced St. John’s to commit more turnovers (27) than the amount of field goals they made (22), but the Red Storm did manage a 50 percent clip — the best a Big East opponent has shot against the Huskies all season.
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St. John’s offense: Correa, one of the top scorers in the league, leads the Red Storm with 20.9 points per game. Previously against UConn, the sophomore dropped 33 points on 11-21 shooting (5-12 on 3s), which she followed up with another 33-point outing versus DePaul last week.
St. John’s defense: Not one of the better units in the conference. The Red Storm allow 69.4 points per game on 42.0 percent shooting. UConn shot 53.8 percent and only turned the ball over 11 times against them in early February.
UConn keys: Avoid another slow start; do a better job of containing Correa; need others, aside from Bueckers, to help out and make shots on the offensive end
Players to watch: Nelson-Ododa. Can she string together some consistently strong games heading into March? She had a double-double in the second half of last week’s Seton Hall game, though earlier this month against St. John’s finished with just 11 points and five rebounds.
Box score
As a refresher, here is the Hartford Courant's UConn WBB beat writer Alexa Philippou's last pregame "how to watch" piece on St. Johns before their last meeting on Feb 17. UConn won that game 77-32. UConn held SJ leading scorer Leilani Correa (Soph - G) to 2 points in that game. In their 1st game on Feb 3, Correa had 33.
The matchup
UConn’s offense: Williams was out with an ankle injury when these teams met a few weeks ago, and the freshmen took advantage. Behind Bueckers’ 32 points and Edwards’ 22 (both career-highs), the freshmen scored 75 of UConn’s 94 total points. Bueckers has scored at least 19 points in each of the last seven games, while Williams rebounded from a scoreless outing versus Seton Hall with a 19-point, seven-rebound performance against Georgetown.UConn’s defense: In the previous meeting, UConn forced St. John’s to commit more turnovers (27) than the amount of field goals they made (22), but the Red Storm did manage a 50 percent clip — the best a Big East opponent has shot against the Huskies all season.
[Related] UConn women’s sophomore guard Anna Makurat will return for Big East tournament »
St. John’s offense: Correa, one of the top scorers in the league, leads the Red Storm with 20.9 points per game. Previously against UConn, the sophomore dropped 33 points on 11-21 shooting (5-12 on 3s), which she followed up with another 33-point outing versus DePaul last week.
St. John’s defense: Not one of the better units in the conference. The Red Storm allow 69.4 points per game on 42.0 percent shooting. UConn shot 53.8 percent and only turned the ball over 11 times against them in early February.
UConn keys: Avoid another slow start; do a better job of containing Correa; need others, aside from Bueckers, to help out and make shots on the offensive end
Players to watch: Nelson-Ododa. Can she string together some consistently strong games heading into March? She had a double-double in the second half of last week’s Seton Hall game, though earlier this month against St. John’s finished with just 11 points and five rebounds.
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