Both teams are fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth and are currently tied for seventh in the Big East heading into this matchup, which could move to Wednesday night due to a snow storm that is expected to hit Rhode Island on Tuesday.
St. John’s has struggled away from Queens and are coming off an 86-75 loss to Marquette in a game that was tied with seven minutes to go. Providence has been able to stay in the mix in the first year of the Kim English era despite losing standout forward Bryce Hopkins to a season–ending knee injury Jan.