On an afternoon where Julian Champagnie could not get cooking on the road and foul trouble loomed large, St. John’s shooting woes on the road were a huge factor in Providence’s 83-73 win over the Johnnies.
The Red Storm are 9-4 on the season and 1-1 in the Big East. Providence improves to 14-2, 4-1 in Big East play.
It was a game physical enough for the viewers to feel, and it was sluggish to start. St. John’s and Providence both struggled to shoot, particularly from deep, in the first half. St. John’s rode into the halftime break with effort; the Red Storm had nine more shots than Providence thanks to their offensive rebounding.