The University of Connecticut men's basketball team moved past upset-minded Georgetown 67-51 on Friday night in the Big East Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

As a result, the Huskies will battle St. John's on Saturday night (6:30 p.m. ET) for the league title. The two teams split in the regular season and St. John's won the regular season title by one game over the Huskies.

Freshman Braylon Mullins led the way in the semis with 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting. He and Silas Demary Jr. were the only UConn players to score in double-figures. Demary had 10 and nine rebounds.

And though he only scored six points, big man Tarris Reed Jr. made recent program history as well.

As noted by Katie Sharp on social media, Reed is the only UConn player in the last 15 seasons with at least eight assists, seven rebounds and three blocks in a game.

He finished with those exact numbers.

A senior from St. Louis, Reed is averaging more than 13 points per game and eight rebounds. He's shooting greater than 60 percent from the floor while also blocking two shots per night. The Sixth Man of the Year in the conference last season, he earned First-Team All-Conference honors in this campaign.

A four-year player, Reed is in his second year at Connecticut after playing his first two seasons at Michigan. He is averaging a career-high in numbers across the board.

From our own Jami Leabow, who wrote this on Friday:

"UConn (29-4) will face top-seeded St. John’s (27-6) in the final Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, the home arena of the Red Storm, in what will be a packed house. No. 13-ranked St. John’s eliminated fourth-seeded Seton Hall 78-68 in the day’s first semifinal.

The Huskies will be playing for a record ninth Big East title. UConn and St. John's split the season series, each winning on its home court. St. John's is the defending tournament champion, defeating Creighton.

"I think both programs have pushed each other the whole year. Two of the best teams in the country," UConn coach Dan Hurley said of his team and St. John's. "It’s gonna be a death match for the Big East championship."'

UConn football season tickets are now available. The Huskies, coming off a 9-4 season, have a new man on the sideline in Jason Candle, who was previously the head coach at Toledo. The Huskies are playing a challenging home schedule, including games against North Carolina, Syracuse and Maryland out of power conferences, as well as James Madison. They reached the College Football Playoff last season.

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