NEW YORK — Tyrese Martin sauntered over to midcourt, grinning ear to ear, raised a finger to his mouth and shushed the St. John’s faithful at Madison Square Garden. The guard had just hit his third 3 in a little over two minutes, with the last one putting UConn up by three with 12:49 to play. It was just that kind of day for Martin.
The Huskies, led by Martin’s 17 second-half points, defeated St. John’s 63-60 on Sunday afternoon. Guard R.J Cole added in 14 points and Isaiah Whaley did all the little things with 11 points, seven rebounds and five blocks.
With a chance to tie the score at 63-all, the Red Storm’s Aaron Wheeler missed the 3 to end the game.
