Could St. John’s Surprise Everyone and Dominate This Matchup?
No matter what, this should be a good game. I don’t think either team is likely to blow the other out. In the first game, there were some surprises on both sides. UConn hit almost 50% of their three-point attempts. That’s unlikely to happen again. St. John’s also hit only 26% of theirs, also something that I’d expect to come up to the average. What really stands out is that St. John’s shot 19 more free throws, and that UConn was just 5-12 from the line in the first game. That’s not ridiculous as they are tied for fifth in the nation at 27.1 per game. UConn also allows 22 free throws per game to opponents, and that number actually increases at home. This is a game you should want the points. I really don’t think UConn loses, it is really hard to beat teams twice, and harder to beat a good team twice. However, I’ll take the 5.5 points with St. John‘s as they are hotter, get to the free throw line, and the three-point percentages that kept UConn close should balance in favor of the Red Storm.



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