St. John's is the only Big East team besides UConn currently ranked, there are no other Big East teams in the top 30 of the NET, and more than half of the conference is ranked outside of the top 75. Consequently, UConn has had just one Q1 opportunity so far in league play -- last month's game at Seton Hall.

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While Peterson was on the bench, his fellow freshman Bryson Tiller stepped up. He scored a career-high 21 points and logged 38 minutes during the win over the Cougars. Simply put, the Jayhawks don't win without Tiller's breakout performance.