RJ Luis Jr. scored six of his 21 points in the final 2:16 to help St. John’s extend its winning streak to 10 games with a 68-62 comeback victory over UConn.
Kadary Richmond scored all 13 of his points in the second half and Simeon Wilcher added 12 for St. John’s. Liam McNeeley had 18 points for UConn. Solo Ball had 13 points, while Tarris Reed Jr. had 12 points and 15 rebounds.
McNeeley, who missed the previous eight games with an ankle injury, had four points in a 6-0 run by UConn to put the Huskies up by six with 11:16 left in the second half. The Huskies couldn’t build on it as St. John’s regained the lead on back-to-back jumpers by Luis and Richmond.
Ball and Stewart scored eight points each as UConn jumped out to an early 21-8 lead. With the Huskies up by 14, Deivon Smith had a four-point play to begin an 8-0 run by St. John’s. The Red Storm took the lead for the first time on a basket by Wilcher with 2:29 left in the first half.
