Providence Friars at St. John's Red Storm
· NCAA Men's BasketballVaaks sparks Providence in 2nd half and Friars beat St. John's 77-71 despite Ejiofor's 33 points
Vaaks made four 3-pointers and Jaylin Sellers added 15 points for the Friars (8-6, 1-2 Big East Conference). Jason Edwards scored 11 points and Oswin Erhunmwunse 10.
Ejiofor led the way for the Red Storm (9-5, 2-1) with his 33 points, 15 rebounds, two steals and three blocks. Bryce Hopkins added nine points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for St. John's. Lefteris Liotopoulos had seven points.
Providence trailed 38-31 at halftime.
The Friars trailed by nine in the second half before outscoring the Red Storm 22-7 over the final six minutes, taking the lead for good on a Vaaks 3-pointer with two minutes to go.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Bryce Hopkins misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 77 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Stefan Vaaks makes driving layup (Ryan Mela assists) | 77 - 71 |
Statistics
PROV |
SJU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-64 | FG | 20-71 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 28 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 7-31 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 21-28 | FT | 24-37 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 26 | Fouls | 24 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 8 | Percent Led | 90 |
Game Information
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,047 | Capacity:
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,047 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 12-1 | - | 22-2 |
| St. John's | 11-1 | 0.5 | 18-5 |
| Villanova | 9-3 | 2.5 | 18-5 |
| Creighton | 7-6 | 5 | 13-11 |
| Seton Hall | 6-7 | 6 | 16-8 |
| Georgetown | 5-8 | 7 | 13-11 |
| Xavier | 4-8 | 7.5 | 12-11 |
| Butler | 4-9 | 8 | 13-11 |
| DePaul | 4-9 | 8 | 12-12 |
| Providence | 4-9 | 8 | 11-13 |
| Marquette | 4-9 | 8 | 9-15 |


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