Providence Friars (18-6, 10-3 Big East) at St. John's (NY) Red Storm (14-11, 4-10 Big East)
New York; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: St. John's (NY) hosts No. 20 Providence in a matchup of Big East teams.
The Red Storm are 10-4 on their home court. St. John's (NY) ranks fifth in the Big East with 15.3 assists per game led by Andre Curbelo averaging 4.5.
The Friars are 10-3 against conference opponents. Providence ranks seventh in the Big East shooting 34.6% from 3-point range.
TOP PERFORMERS: Joel Soriano is shooting 56.6% and averaging 15.4 points for the Red Storm. Dylan Addae-Wusu is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for St. John's (NY).
Jared Bynum is averaging 9.4 points and 4.3 assists for the Friars. Bryce Hopkins is averaging 16.4 points and 9.4 rebounds over the past 10 games for Providence.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Storm: 3-7, averaging 73.6 points, 33.8 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.6 points per game.
Friars: 7-3, averaging 75.3 points, 35.4 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
