Saturday’s St John’s-Providence game broke into chaos.
Early in the second half, the Red Storm’s Bryce Hopkins went up for a layup on a fast break when the Friars’ Duncan Powell mauled him at the rim, throwing the latter to the floor. Players and coaches from both sides exchanged shoves before officials separated the two sides, while police officers quickly came onto the court to prevent further escalation.
Cheating allegations rock curling match in profane Olympic scene: 'You can f–k off'Powell, who appeared to throw a punch at St John’s Dillon Mitchell after the hard foul, was ejected from the game. The Red Storm’s Mitchell, Kelvin Odih, Ruben Prey and Lefteris Liotopoulous were tossed for their roles in the brawl.A Providence fan was also kicked out of the arena for getting involved in the melee, according to the TNT broadcast. Later in the game, Providence’s Jamier Jones was ejected for pushing St. John’s Zuby Ejiofor on a fast break. Melee breaks out in Providence after a hard/dirty foul by Duncan Powell on Bryce Hopkins in his return to Friartown. Punches thrown.The Johnnies took a five point lead into halftime and extended that lead late into the second-half. St. John’s came into the game at 19-4 overall and 12-1 in-conference, which trails only UConn in the Big East standings. Despite their win over the Red Storm last month, Providence has struggled this season, sitting at 11-14 overall and 4-10 in the Big East.
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