Jalen Lindsey’s Career Day Helps PC Rout St. John’s In Regular Season Finale

By JIM O’CONNELL
AP Basketball Writer

       NEW YORK (AP) – Jalen Lindsey doubled his career high with 30 points and Providence secured the No. 4 seed in the Big East Tournament with a 90-76 victory over St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

        Lindsey had a career day in the game’s first 11 minutes. The sophomore guard hit his first seven shots, four from 3-point range, and the 18 points eclipsed his previous career high of 15.

        The rest of the Friars (22-9, 10-8) were hitting at a pretty good clip themselves as they were shooting 60 percent over the first 10 minutes.

        Lindsey had 20 points at halftime and Ben Bentil had 15 as the Friars took a 49-26 halftime lead. Lindsey was 7 for 9 from the field in the first half and Bentil was 6 of 11 as the Friars hit 51.4 percent for the half (18 of 35).

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