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02/13 03:43 CST Sellers leads Providence against No. 17 St. John's after
23-point outing
Sellers leads Providence against No. 17 St. John's after 23-point outing
By The Associated Press
St. John's Red Storm (19-5, 12-1 Big East) at Providence Friars (11-14, 4-10
Big East)
Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Providence plays No. 17 St. John's after Jaylin Sellers scored 23
points in Providence's 87-80 loss to the Seton Hall Pirates.
The Friars are 9-4 in home games. Providence leads the Big East in rebounding,
averaging 35.8 boards. Oswin Erhunmwunse leads the Friars with 8.4 rebounds.
The Red Storm are 12-1 against Big East opponents. St. John's has a 17-5 record
against opponents over .500.
Providence averages 88.2 points, 16.0 more per game than the 72.2 St. John's
allows. St. John's has shot at a 46.3% rate from the field this season, 1.6
percentage points above the 44.7% shooting opponents of Providence have
averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Erhunmwunse is averaging 7.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4
blocks for the Friars. Stefan Vaaks is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the
last 10 games.
Oziyah Sellers averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Storm, scoring
10.9 points while shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc. Zuby Ejiofor is averaging
16.8 points, seven rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Friars: 3-7, averaging 86.2 points, 35.3 rebounds, 13.5 assists,
3.8 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 87.9 points per game.
Red Storm: 10-0, averaging 83.3 points, 33.6 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 7.6 steals
and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 71.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
