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St. John’s rising star Zuby Ejiofor, developed under coach Rick Pitino, faces his former team Kansas in a Sweet 16 clash, with his father urging him to show Kansas why they made a mistake letting him go.
St. John’s sprinted out to a 13-0 lead and never trailed, burying 10 first-half 3s on the way to a 79-53 win over 12-seed Northern Iowa to reach the second round; Ejiofor had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks as the Johnnies improved to 29-6 and moved within one win of a Sweet 16.
No. 22 St. John’s defeated No. 3 UConn 81-72 at Madison Square Garden, snapping the Huskies’ 18-game win streak. Zuby Ejiofor stacked 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the Johnnies, while Silas Demary Jr. scored 18 for UConn and Alex Karaban added 17 for the Huskies. St. John’s surged in the second half to pull away, moving within a half-game of first place in the Big East as UConn dropped to 22-2 (12-1) and St. John’s improved to 18-5 (11-1).
St. John's handed No. 3 UConn its first loss of the season, 81-72 at Madison Square Garden, in a statement Big East win that snapped UConn's 18-game streak. Led by Zuby Ejiofor (21 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists), the Red Storm answered every Huskies run, extended their own nine-game win streak, and strengthened their NCAA Tournament résumé.