St. John's at Providence 2/20/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The St. John’s Red Storm visit Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island on Wednesday to play the Providence Friars. The Red Storm improved to 19-7 overall and 7-6 in Big East play following a comeback win over Villanova on Sunday. The Red Storm rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half helped by a 20-5 run which gave them their first lead all game. LJ Figueroa led St. John’s with 22 points.

Providence fell to 14-12 on the season and 4-9 in Big East play following its 75-61 loss to Xavier on Saturday. The Friars led by six points at the half, but went cold in the second half and were outscored 49-29. Nate Watson led the Friars in the loss with 16 points. Shamorie Ponds leads St. John’s in scoring and assists with averages of 20.1 points and 5.2 assists per game. LJ Figueroa leads the team in rebounding with an average of 6.7 per game. St. John’s is shooting 45.9% from the field and 36.9% from 3-point territory.

Alpha Diallo is the leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 16.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game for Providence. A.J. Reeves is the third leading scorer with an average of 10.4 points per game. Diallo leads the Friars in assists as well with an average of 3.2 per game. Providence is shooting 41.8% from the field and 33.1% from 3-point territory.