Providence Friars vs St. John's Red Storm

College Basketball

Providence

8-6

77-71

Final

St John's

9-5

Madison Square Garden

Lead tracker

PROV leadsBiggest lead PROV 6, SJU 13

SJU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
PROV	31	46	77
SJU	38	33	71

Who won: Providence 77-71

The Providence Friars beat the St. John's Red Storm 77-71 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. The Providence outscored the St John's 46-33 in the 2nd half. Stefan Vaaks led the Providence in points (16). Zuby Ejiofor led the St John's in points (33).

Recap · Jan 3

Vaaks sparks Providence in 2nd half and Friars beat St. John's 77-71 despite Ejiofor's 33 points

Stefan Vaaks scored 15 of his 16 points in the second half and Jamier Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds to help lead Providence to a 77-71 victory against St. John's on Saturday despite a career-tying 33 points by Zuby Ejiofor.

What it means

Providence 1-2 on the road; St John's 7-2 at home.

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Game info

Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY · Attendance 19,047
Officials: Brian O'Connell (Referee), Matt Potter (Referee), Nathan Hall (Referee)