Fansided · Mar 4, 2021
Undermanned St. John’s basketball uses big second half to top Providence
St. John's basketball (Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports)
A shorthanded St. John’s basketball team used a second half push to defat Providence.
It was an evening that was met with bad news for the St. John’s basketball team.
The Johnnies (15-10, 9-9 Big East) would be without star freshman point guard Posh Alexander as he continues to recover from a thumb injury suffered on February 23 against No. 8 Villanova.
The freshman’s absence showed early as the Red Storm dug an 11-point hole at halftime, 41-30, thanks to a 13-2 run by Providence (12-12, 8-10 Big East) to end the half.