The No. 19 UConn Huskies will host the No. 12 St. John’s Red Storm in a highly-anticipated Big East matchup on Friday night. The Red Storm come in having won nine games in a row, while the Huskies have regained their footing,

Solomon Ball is having a fantastic sophomore season, up to 15 points per game on conference-best 3-point shooting. He dropped 25 at Marquette and 23 against Butler. Two-time champ Alex Karaban has played all but 15 minutes of Connecticut’s last five games. Freshman Liam McNeely is expectedo to make his return from a high ankle sprain.