The St. John’s Red Storm are 2-0 vs. the Marquette Golden Eagles this season. The Providence Friars are 2-0 vs. St. John’s this season. So naturally, the Golden Eagles moved to 2-0 vs. the Friars on the season on Saturday.
Defense was the story of the first half. Providence’s attention and effort on Howard, combined with his hip injury, limited to the Big East’s leading scorer to just two points in the first half. The Friars’ defensive effort forced 10 turnovers, but they couldn’t take advantage, only scoring six points off those turnovers. The Friars’ cold shooting (27.