St. John's Red Storm at Providence Friars

St. John's tops Providence 86-76

The Red Storm (14-9, 4-6 Big East) placed four players in double figures. Rysheed Jordan netted 13 of his 18 points in the first half while Chris Obekpa contributed 10 points and five rebounds.

St. John's jumped out to a double-digit lead within the opening 7 minutes of the first half. The Red Storm hit five of their first eight shots and later scored 10-straight points to take a 33-14 lead.

St. John's led by 19 at the 8:56 mark and went into halftime up 53-37. The Red Storm shot 61.1 percent from the floor in the half while Providence shot 36.8 percent.

The Friars closed to within six (69-63) after Cotton nailed his sixth 3-pointer, but two free throws and a jumper by Harrison helped push St. John's lead back to double digits.

St. John's finished shooting 50 percent, and out-rebounded St. John's 42-32, while the Red Storm turned the ball over just five times.

When the two original Big East rivals squared off last month on St. John's campus, the Friars came away with an 84-83 victory in double overtime. Entering Tuesday's game, Providence had won 14 of the last 18 matchups, dating to 2001.

The teams have met every year since the 1969-70 season. St. John's leads the all-time series, 58-44.

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