St. John's Red Storm to Host Providence Friars in Big East Showdown

Both teams enter with 11-4 records, as St. John's looks to extend its home game winning streak and Providence aims to bounce back from recent losses.

St. John's Red Storm and Providence Friars, both with 11-4 records, are set to face off in their first Big East conference game of the season.
St. John's, currently leading the Big East with 13.8 offensive rebounds per game, has won five of its past six games and has a strong home game record of 7-1.
Providence, despite losing star player Bryce Hopkins to an ACL injury, has shown resilience with Devin Carter scoring 25 points in their recent loss to Creighton Bluejays.
Joel Soriano, leading St. John's with an average of 17.9 points over the last 10 games, scored 20 points in their recent victory against Villanova Wildcats.
Despite recent losses, Providence maintains a strong field shooting rate of 45.5% this season, 4.2 percentage points greater than the average shooting rate of St. John's opponents.