St. John's Falls to Connecticut, 81-65

Tuesday, January 8

Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)

7:00 PM

St. John's University

(7-7, 1-2)

Connecticut

(11-3, 2-1)

Team	1	2	F
St. John's	32	33	65
Connecticut	45	36	81

1/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Jan. 8, 2008

Box Score | AP Action Photos

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - A.J. Price scored a career-high 25 points and Jerome Dyson tied a team record with nine steals as Connecticut beat St. John's 81-65 Tuesday in the Huskies' Big East home opener.

Jeff Adrien had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Stanley Robinson added 15 points and eight boards for Connecticut (11-3, 2-1 Big East). Dyson finished with 12 points.

Price hit all four of his 3-point shots, dished out seven assists and grabbed four rebounds.

Freshman Justin Burrell led St. John's (7-7, 1-2) with 17 points.

Connecticut took an early 14-7 lead, turning two blocks from Stanley Robinson and two steals from Dyson into easy buckets.