How a St. John’s win over UConn would impact NCAA Tournament seeding for Rick Pitino’s club

By ADAM ZAGORIA

No. 3 UConn vs. No. 22 St. John’s.

Dan Hurley vs. Rick Pitino.

Under the bright lights on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

It’s shaping up to be the biggest regular-season Big East game at the Garden in recent memory, with courtside tickets going for more than $2,000 in some cases.

“It’s UConn on Friday night at MSG, what more could you ask for?” St. John’s big man Zuby Ejiofor told reporters Tuesday after the team’s 68-56 win at DePaul.