Big East suspends Providence’s Duncan Powell 2 additional video games after sparking large battle vs. St. John’s

Providence ahead Duncan Powell has been suspended for 3 video games after his function within the large battle in the course of the Friars’ loss to St. John’s on Saturday.

Powell, the Big East stated on Sunday, “engaged in additional combative actions” in the course of the battle. As a outcome, the convention hit him with a two-game suspension along with the automated one-game suspension for combating mandated by the NCAA.

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Powell was the one participant concerned within the incident to be assessed further penalties. He will now miss video games in opposition to DePaul, Xavier and Creighton, and might be eligible to return March 4 in opposition to Marquette.

Powell was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul after he drilled Bryce Hopkins from behind as Hopkins was going up for a layup early within the second half at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Saturday. That sparked an enormous battle that resulted in six of the sport’s seven ejections. At one level, Powell even tried to swing on St. John’s ahead Dillion Mitchell, although Mitchell ducked simply in time.

The seventh ejection got here later within the second half after Providence’s Jamier Jones was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul. In whole, Jones, Powell and Jaylin Sellers have been ejected for Providence. Mitchell, Kelvin Odih, Ruben Prey and Sadiku Ibine Ayo have been ejected for St. John’s.

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The win for St. John’s pushed the Red Storm to 20-5 on the season. It has now gained 11 straight coming into Wednesday’s contest at Marquette. Powell has averaged 4.9 factors and three.1 rebounds per recreation this season at Providence. The Friars fell to 11-15 after the loss, which has them ninth within the Big East standings.