UConn men's game day: Wednesday at St. John's

Game days

UConn men at St. John's

WHEN: Tonight, 7

WHERE: Madison Square Garden

RECORDS: UConn 15-5, 5-3 Big East; St. John's 14-8, 6-4

ON THE AIR: ESPNU (Adam Amin, Tim Welsh); WTIC 1080 (Joe D'Ambrosio, Wayne Norman)

THE LINE: UConn by 1

UP NEXT: Sunday at Seton Hall, noon (SNY)

UCONN

Shabazz Napier G 6-0 Jr..: 24 pts, 8 rebs vs. USF

Ryan Boatright G 5-10 Soph.: 58% FG in 5 games from Dec. 7-Jan. 8; 38.6 % since

Omar Calhoun G 6-5 Fr.: 10.7 ppg, 31 % 3-pt FG

DeAndre Daniels F 6-8 Soph.: 6 pts, 6 rebs, 4 blocks vs. USF

Tyler Olander F 6-9 Jr.: 16 pts vs. ND; 14 pts in 5 games since

Enosch Wolf C 7-1 Jr.: 4 pts, 5 rebs vs. USF

Niels Giffey F 6-7 Jr.: Made 1 of past 12 3-pt FGA

R.J. Evans G 6-3 R-Sr.: 2 pts, 2 rebs vs. USF

Phil Nolan F 6-9 Fr.: Has not scored in Big East play

Leon Tolksforf F 6-8 Fr.: 3 pts vs. USF

ST. JOHN'S

Phil Greene G 6-2 Soph.: 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio

D'Angelo Harrison G 6-3 Soph.: 18.9 ppg

Sir'Dominic Pointer G 6-5 Soph.: 6.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg

JaKarr Sampson F 6-8 Fr.: 14.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg

Chris Obekpa F/C 6-8 Fr.: Leads nation with 99 blocks

Amir Garrett F 6-6 Soph.: 6.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg

Jamal Branch G 6-3 Soph.: May not play (knee)

STORY LINES

NAPIER'S NUMBERS: Shabazz Napier, the Big East Player of the Week, has totaled an absurd 34 points in 24:40 of overtime this season. Per 40 minutes, he's scoring at a Pistol Pete-rate of 55.2 points per game

LAST TRIP TO THE GARDEN: Banned from the Big East tournament, tonight's game marks UConn's last visit to Manhattan. "It kind of hit us that it will be our last game there this year," Napier said. "As a freshman coming to UConn, you want to play in the Garden, it's a beautiful thing to play in the Garden. We want to go give 110 percent because it's our last time there this year."

DOUBLE-DOUBLE ANYONE?: Twenty games in, not one Husky has recorded a double-double. Napier came close versus USF (24 points, eight rebounds), as did DeAndre Daniels versus New Hampshire (seven points, 10 boards) and Ryan Boatright against Fordham (26 points, nine assists).

-- KEVIN DUFFY

Mercy at Bridgeport women

WHEN: Wednesday, 5 pm

WHERE: Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium, Bridgeport

RECORDS: Mercy 0-19, 0-11 ECC; Bridgeport 13-7, 8-4

Mercy at Bridgeport men

WHEN: Wednesday, 7 pm

WHERE: Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium, Bridgeport.

RECORDS: Mercy 3-16, 2-9 ECC; Bridgeport 14-8, 10-2