"I think (the fight) was all, truthfully, blown out of proportion, to tell you the truth. Again, it was a hard foul, a couple guys got in each other's face, there was some pushes. I mean, I think it got completely blown out of proportion."
"We have a game in the greatest arena in the world, and it's one of the best coaches in the history of college basketball against the Big East Player of the Year (Zuby Ejiofor). It's a team, a program we have a lot of respect for. That's all it is. There's no beef between us and St. John's."
Providence advanced to face top-seeded St. John's in the Big East tournament after ninth-seeded Friars defeated eighth-seeded Butler on Wednesday, powered by a historic performance from freshman Stefan Vaaks. St. John's, ranked 13th with a 25-6 record, won the regular season title at 18-2 in league play. The teams have contentious history: Providence defeated St. John's 77-71 in January at Madison Garden, then lost 79-69 in Rhode Island after a hard foul sparked a fight resulting in six ejections and a three-game suspension for Duncan Powell. Coach Kim English downplayed the conflict, stating there is no animosity between programs and expressing respect for Rick Pitino and St. John's.
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