One of the more surprising events of the college basketball weekend involved police officers needing to help break up a fight between Providence Friars and St. John’s Red Storm players during what became a 79-69 win for No. 17 St. John’s.
The matter started when Providence’s Duncan Powell committed a hard foul on St. John’s guard/forward Bryce Hopkins with 14:25 left in the second half. Powell then appeared to throw at least one punch at a St. John’s player before he was ejected from the contest.
On Sunday, the Big East announced that Powell has been suspended “for two games in addition to the automatic one-game suspension mandated by NCAA rules for fighting.”
Why Providence’s Duncan Powell was suspended
“After the on-court video review, game officials determined that Powell engaged in additional combative actions that constituted a fighting act subsequent to the flagrant foul,” the Big East said in its released statement. “As a result of the three-game suspension, Powell will miss the Feb. 21 game at DePaul, as well as the Feb. 24 home game vs. Xavier and a Feb. 28 game at Creighton.”…