Jordan Hawkins’ career-high 31 points were not enough as the UConn men’s basketball team lost for the fourth time in its last five games, 85-74, to St. John’s at the XL Center on Sunday.
Sunday’s loss was the first at home this season for the Huskies, and the first to St. John’s at the XL Center since 1988.
Hawkins took command early and scored 20 of the Huskies’ 38 points in the first half, 14 of which came in the game’s first seven minutes. Feeling his jumper, Hawkins made his first two 3-pointers, then used an Andre Jackson screen to drive through the lane and rise up for a one-handed dunk that got the crowd going.
