St. John’s gave up a 16-point lead to Providence, but didn’t lose the game pulling out victory over Providence, 73-68.
Coming into this one, the Johnnies were losers of five of their last six, choking away three of those to Villanova, Seton Hall, and Butler. In what appeared to be another scheduled loss against Providence, the Red Storm prevailed.
To St. John’s benefit, Mike Anderson’s teams have played Providence tough, coming in with a record of 3-4 since Anderson took over as head coach of St. John’s.
In tonight’s action, Andre Curbelo missed this one because of a coaching decision.