St. John’s sweeps Providence for the first time in six years with a 81-67. The Red Storm, who had four in double figures and two players with double doubles, improve to 15-10, 9-9 in the Big East. Providence drops to 12-12, 8-10 in the league.
St. John’s entered the game knowing their star guard Posh Alexander was going to sit with his wrist injury. The team needed the win to get a chance at a bye on the first day of the Big East Tournament — in the new league configuration, the bottom six teams have to play on the first day, while the top five rest an extra night.