Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John's and Providence and six players are ejected

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• Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John's and Providence and six players are ejected

  Six players were ejected from Saturday’s game between No. 17 St. John’s and Providence after a fracas resulting from a hard foul by Friars forward Duncan Powell on Bryce Hopkins sent the Red Storm star crashing to the ground. St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, who led Providence to the 1987 Final Four, was in the middle of it, trying to hold back his players. The game was delayed by nearly 20 minutes while the referees sorted out the punishments: Four St. John’s players were booted and two from Pr...

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• Tempers flare, six players ejected in St. John's-Providence clash

  Six players were ejected from Saturday's game Big East clash between No. 17 St. John's and Providence after a hard foul by Friars forward Duncan Powell on Red Storm star Bryce Hopkins.

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• Six players ejected from St. John's-Providence game after scuffle

  Six players from St. John's-Providence on Feb. 14 were ejected after a scuffle in the second half:

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• No. 17 St. John's survives Providence push to win 11th straight, 79-69 over Friars

  Dylan Darling had 23 points and eight rebounds and No. 17 St. John's scored eight straight points after a fracas that resulted in six ejections to take the lead and earn its 11th straight victory, a 79-69 win over Providence on Saturday. Bryce Hopkins had nine points and nine rebounds for the Red Storm (20-5, 13-1 Big East), and the ex-Friars star was in the middle of it all when he was taken down by a hard foul with 14:25 left and Providence (11-15, 4-11) up 40-39. The game also marked the r...

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