Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Pitt (Exhibition) on October 19, 2025 , Loss , 74, to, 81
Men's Basketball
at Pitt (Exhibition)
Final
74
-
81
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, February 11
New York, N.Y.
12:00 PM
Providence College
18-7,10-4Big East
68
at
73
St. John's University
15-11,5-10Big East
1
2
F
Providence
35
33
68
St. John's (NY)
37
36
73
No. 20/17 Men’s Basketball Falls To St. John’s, 73-68
2/11/2023 2:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bryce Hopkins led the way with 29 points.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The No. 20/17 Providence College men's basketball team fell to St. John's, 73-68, on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. The Friars fell to 18-7 overall and 10-4 in BIG EAST play. Sophomore Bryce Hopkins (Oak Park, Ill.) led the way for the Friars as he tied his career high with 29 points. He also added nine rebounds. Sophomore Devin Carter (Miami, Fla.) chipped in with 12 points and seven rebounds.
FIRST HALF:
-Devin Carter (Miami, Fla.) drove to the basket to start the scoring for the Friars.
-After a seven-point Red Storm run, Noah Locke (Baltimore, Md.) knocked down a corner three. St. John's held a slim 7-5 lead heading into the first media timeout.
-The Red Storm went on a 7-0 scoring run in a minute span forcing a Providence timeout with 14:23 left in the half.
-At the 14:00 mark, Hopkins ended a three-minute scoring drought for the Friars by knocking down a three from the top of the key.
-The Friars struggled to find an offensive rhythm and endured another three minute scoring drought that ended by a Jared Bynum (Largo, Md.) three pointer. St. John's led 25-12.
-Providence went on a 6-0 scoring run in a thirty second span that consisted of a Hopkins three-point play, followed by back-to-back three pointers from Bynum and Carter to cut the Friars deficit to single digits, 32-25.
-At the 1:06 mark, Hopkins knocked down a contested layup bringing the Friars within two, 37-35 ending the scoring for the half.
-Providence shot 12-38 (31.6%) from the field, 5-12 (41.7%) from three and 6-7 (85.7%) from the free throw line.
-St. John's shot 16-33 (48.5%) from the field, 4-10 (40%) from three and 1-1 (100%) from the free throw line.
SECOND HALF:
-Carter knocked down a layup to start the second half scoring for the Friars.
-At the 17:09 mark, Locke knocked down a jumper and evened the score at 39.
-The Friars trailed by one at the first media timeout, 43-43.
-At the 11:35 mark, Carter hit a contested dunk to bring the Friars back to within four heading into the timeout, 52-48.
-St. John's went on a 6-0 scoring run over a two-minute span to extend their lead to 10, 62-52.
-Both teams went on scoring droughts for over three minutes, St. John's Dylan Addae-Wusu ended the drought at the 2:42 mark. St. John's led 66-57.
NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS:
-Providence finished 24-72 (33.3%) from the field, 7-23 (30.4%) from three and 13-17 (76.5%) from the free throw line.
-St. John's finished 27-61 (44.3%) from the field, 4-18 (22.2%) from three and 15-18 (83.3%) from the free throw line.
-Two players finished in double figures for the Friars, Hopkins (29) and Carter (12).
-The Friars are now 5-5 in road games this season, including 4-4 in BIG EAST action.
-The Friars outrebounded the Red Storm, 49-36.
-The Friars are ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll and No. 17 in the Coaches Poll. It is the team's fifth week in the polls.
-Bynum eclipsed 1,000 points for his career in the Friars' loss at Xavier on Feb. 1, 2023.
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Friars will host No. 23 Creighton on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. on FS1. It will be the team's annual Pinkout Friartown game.
-GO FRIARS!-
FIRST HALF:
-Devin Carter (Miami, Fla.) drove to the basket to start the scoring for the Friars.
-After a seven-point Red Storm run, Noah Locke (Baltimore, Md.) knocked down a corner three. St. John's held a slim 7-5 lead heading into the first media timeout.
-The Red Storm went on a 7-0 scoring run in a minute span forcing a Providence timeout with 14:23 left in the half.
-At the 14:00 mark, Hopkins ended a three-minute scoring drought for the Friars by knocking down a three from the top of the key.
-The Friars struggled to find an offensive rhythm and endured another three minute scoring drought that ended by a Jared Bynum (Largo, Md.) three pointer. St. John's led 25-12.
-Providence went on a 6-0 scoring run in a thirty second span that consisted of a Hopkins three-point play, followed by back-to-back three pointers from Bynum and Carter to cut the Friars deficit to single digits, 32-25.
-At the 1:06 mark, Hopkins knocked down a contested layup bringing the Friars within two, 37-35 ending the scoring for the half.
-Providence shot 12-38 (31.6%) from the field, 5-12 (41.7%) from three and 6-7 (85.7%) from the free throw line.
-St. John's shot 16-33 (48.5%) from the field, 4-10 (40%) from three and 1-1 (100%) from the free throw line.
SECOND HALF:
-Carter knocked down a layup to start the second half scoring for the Friars.
-At the 17:09 mark, Locke knocked down a jumper and evened the score at 39.
-The Friars trailed by one at the first media timeout, 43-43.
-At the 11:35 mark, Carter hit a contested dunk to bring the Friars back to within four heading into the timeout, 52-48.
-St. John's went on a 6-0 scoring run over a two-minute span to extend their lead to 10, 62-52.
-Both teams went on scoring droughts for over three minutes, St. John's Dylan Addae-Wusu ended the drought at the 2:42 mark. St. John's led 66-57.
NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS:
-Providence finished 24-72 (33.3%) from the field, 7-23 (30.4%) from three and 13-17 (76.5%) from the free throw line.
-St. John's finished 27-61 (44.3%) from the field, 4-18 (22.2%) from three and 15-18 (83.3%) from the free throw line.
-Two players finished in double figures for the Friars, Hopkins (29) and Carter (12).
-The Friars are now 5-5 in road games this season, including 4-4 in BIG EAST action.
-The Friars outrebounded the Red Storm, 49-36.
-The Friars are ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll and No. 17 in the Coaches Poll. It is the team's fifth week in the polls.
-Bynum eclipsed 1,000 points for his career in the Friars' loss at Xavier on Feb. 1, 2023.
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Friars will host No. 23 Creighton on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. on FS1. It will be the team's annual Pinkout Friartown game.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
PROV
SJU
FG%
.333
.443
3FG%
.304
.222
FT%
.765
.833
RB
49
36
TO
13
10
STL
5
4
Game Leaders
Pts
29
FGM
10
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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