18-7, 10-4 Big East

Final

	1	2	T
Providence PROV	35	33	68
St John's SJU	37	36	73

St. John's Red StormSt John'sSJU

15-11, 5-10 Big East

Providence Friars @ St. John's Red Storm

Game Information

Queens, NY

Fox

Referee:Jeff Clark

Referee:James Breeding

Referee:Michael Palau

NCAA Division I

Big East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Butler	0-0	-	0-0
Creighton	0-0	-	0-0
DePaul	0-0	-	0-0
Georgetown	0-0	-	0-0
Marquette	0-0	-	0-0
Providence	0-0	-	0-0
Seton Hall	0-0	-	0-0
St. John's	0-0	-	0-0
UConn	0-0	-	0-0
Xavier	0-0	-	0-0
Villanova	0-0	-	0-1

Men's College Basketball News

Standouts, key wins, more reactions from men's hoops opening day

Tracking the best performances, players and noteworthy moments to start the 2026-27 college hoops season.

Foster scores 24 in Northern Kentucky's 84-76 victory over UTEP

— Willie Foster had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Noah Pagotto added 19 points and 12 boards, and Northern Kentucky defeat UTEP 84-76 on Monday in a season opener for both teams.

Missouri suspends Jaylen Carey for opener; CJ Gunn ineligible

Missouri has suspended projected starter Jaylen Carey for its opener for a violation of team rules, while transfer CJ Gunn has been ruled ineligible by the SEC.

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