"At the 14:26 mark of the second half, Duncan Powell delivered a hard over-the-head foul to Bryce Hopkins, who left Providence to join St. John's last spring. The two forwards engaged in a shoving match that eventually led to Jaylin Sellers getting into it with Oziyah Sellers. Powell kept up his antics as he threw a punch at Dillon Mitchell. Nineteen minutes later, the officiating crew ejected Powell and Jaylin Sellers, taking an additional two players away from Kim English."
"Everyone saw what happened. We play hard, they took away my whole frontcourt, St. John's head coach Rick Pitino said. It was a hard-fought game, proud of my guys to come back with four guards is really special. With much of their rotation back in the locker room, Darling came to the rescue. He hit back-to-back shots from long range before stripping Jamier Jones and taking it to the opposite end for a layup."
St. John's eked out a 79-69 victory over Providence in a physical, tense rematch marked by a second-half melee. The incident began when Duncan Powell delivered a hard over-the-head foul on Bryce Hopkins, leading to shoving and a punch thrown at Dillon Mitchell. Officials ejected Powell, Jaylin Sellers, Dillon Mitchell and three St. John's players who left the bench, creating NCAA-violation concerns. The conference is expected to review the skirmish and consider suspensions. With most frontcourt players out, Dylan Darling provided scoring and a steal to help secure the win.
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