The Providence Friars defeated St. John’s led by the reigning Big East Coach of the Year, Mike Anderson by a score of 86-82. In a game where St. John’s was hoping to potentially revive their NCAA tournament dreams, Ed Cooley and the “luckiest team in America” shut it down in front of a hostile road crowd. “We love road wins!”, said Cooley to his guys after the game; and this one wasn’t pretty but it still counts in that win column.
Jared Bynum led the way for the Friars with 19 points off the bench. His star-studded performance included a plethora of 3-pointers as whatever he chucked up seemed to fall.