St. John’s, UConn ready for third round of heavyweight fight

NEW YORK -- Throughout the season, it seemed inevitable that Big East heavyweights St. John's and UConn would meet to decide the conference tournament championship.

On Saturday night, the highly anticipated encounter will occur at what will be a packed Madison Square Garden when top-seeded St. John's (27-6) and second-seeded UConn (29-4) square off for the third time this season.

St. John's forced 15 turnovers and saw Zuby Ejiofor total 21 points and 10 rebounds in an 81-72 home win over the Huskies on Feb.