The Friars were, however, without top interior presence Emmitt Holt who was nursing a sore hamstring, so Ed Cooley went with big man Kalif Young and he was rewarded with a 16 point, six rebound night from the freshman.
Foul trouble cut Young’s Providence debut short a week prior, and while he saw 13 minutes on the road at Ohio State, he’d yet to find his footing on either side of the ball.
That came to an end early against St. Francis.
Kyron Cartwright repeatedly found Young at the rim in the halfcourt set, while on another play the center outran all St.