Overview
- Providence’s Duncan Powell was hit with a flagrant-2 for taking down Bryce Hopkins, which set off the on-court fight.
- After a lengthy video review, officials ejected six players: Powell and Jaylin Sellers of Providence, plus St. John’s Dillon Mitchell, Ruben Prey, Sadiku Ibine Ayo and Kelvin Odih.
- Providence’s Jamier Jones was later ejected for a hard shove, and police and arena security intervened, including protecting referees at the scorer’s table.
- St. John’s, down multiple players, finished a 79-69 road victory to push its winning streak to 11 games.
- The Big East said it is reviewing the incident to determine whether additional penalties are warranted, potentially affecting upcoming games.