Saint John's (NY) faces Georgetown after Alexander's 29-point game

Saint John's (NY) Red Storm (12-8, 3-6 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (6-12, 0-8 Big East)

Washington; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Saint John's (NY) visits the Georgetown Hoyas after Posh Alexander scored 29 points in Saint John's (NY)'s 86-82 loss to the Providence Friars.

The Hoyas are 6-6 in home games. Georgetown is 2-4 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.6 turnovers per game.

The Red Storm are 3-6 against Big East opponents. Saint John's (NY) scores 75.5 points while outscoring opponents by 5.5 points per game.

The teams play for the 10th time this season in Big East play. The Red Storm won the last meeting 88-69 on Jan. 16. Julian Champagnie scored 25 points to help lead the Red Storm to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aminu Mohammed is averaging 13.8 points, eight rebounds and 1.5 steals for the Hoyas. Kaiden Rice is averaging 6.9 points over the last 10 games for Georgetown.

Champagnie is shooting 36.0% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Storm, while averaging 18.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 steals. Alexander is averaging 9.4 points and 3.4 assists over the last 10 games for Saint John's (NY).

LAST 10 GAMES: Hoyas: 1-9, averaging 68.7 points, 31.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.5 points per game.

Red Storm: 4-6, averaging 73.7 points, 35.2 rebounds, 17.6 assists, 9.5 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.6 points.

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