St. John's beats Providence 85-72

#13 St. John's Red Storm beat Providence Friars 85-72 on Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

The first half made the difference: St. John's outscored Providence 48-27.

St. John's shot 43% to 45% and won the boards 51-30.

For St. John's, Zuby Ejiofor (F): 21. For Providence, Stefan Vaaks (G): 23.

St. John's improves to 26-6. Providence falls to 15-18.

Attendance: 19,812.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.