In a 12 o'clock matinee at Madison Square Garden, St. John's dominated UConn and was able to secure the first regular season sweep of the Huskies since the 1999-2000 season. Rick Pitino has led the Red Storm to the school's best winning percentage in Big East play in 40 years with three more games to go.

St. John’s basketball jumped to No. 7 in the Associated Press top-25 poll, marking the highest the Red Storm have been in the poll in 33 years and even longer since they’ve been ranked this high this late in the season. The jump comes after the Red Storm’s big win over DePaul and a statement win over UConn last week.

Villanova held on down the stretch after nearly blowing a double-digit lead at Finneran Pavilion on Wednesday to pull off a stunning 73-71 upset win over No. 9 St. John’s. That win, which is the Wildcats’ best of the year after what’s been a largely disappointing run in the Big East,