How ugly was Connecticut’s performance in a 73-51 drubbing at the hands of St. John’s Tuesday in the Big East tournament? Very ugly.

Jerome Dyson had four points and nine turnovers (no, that’s not a record; Andy Rautins’ dad, Leo, had 13 for Syracuse against Boston College in 1982), Kemba Walker missed 13 of 17 shots and UConn actually lost its fifth straight Big East tournament game. Afterward, Jim Calhoun was noncommittal when asked if his 17-15 team would even accept an NIT offer.

Nearly as ugly was Seton Hall doing everything possible to give away a 29-point lead over Providence in the final 131/2 minutes (it was still 24 points with less than six minutes to go). The Friars, who got 38 points and 16 rebounds from Jamine Peterson, had the ball with 7.5 seconds to play and Duke Mondy got off a 3-pointer before Providence lost 109-106. Ten players scored in double figures and both teams broke the tournament record for points in regulation (103).

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