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.
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. But several entered the fray as it drifted toward the Red Storm bench.
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 Providence, and by the time the Friars got the ball back, they had watched a one-point lead turn into a four-point deficit. St. John's led by as many 13 points in the first half, but the Friars rallied in the second to take a series of one-point leads and had a 40-39 edge with 14:25 left when Hopkins -- who played three seasons in Providence -- went up for a fast-break layup and was raked across the head and face by Powell's arm, taking him to the ground. Hopkins got up and moved toward Powell but was held back and guided away by his former teammate, Friars forward. Others in the game got involved and the players from the nearby St. John's bench couldn't be held back any longer.During the delay, players for both teams warmed up at their baskets. As the referees updated the coaches on their decision, the fans broke into a chant of"Duncan Powell!"made one of two and followed it with a layup for a five-point play that gave the Red Storm a 44-40 lead. After a Friars miss, St. John's. That was ruled a common foul, but Providence fans under the basket got the Red Storm players riled up enough for the referees to step in.
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