#9 Providence Friars 74 (24-4) #11 Villanova Wildcats 76 (22-7) In the Big East regular season finale between the two best teams in the league, the Providence Friars and Villanova Wildcats played a back-and-forth game that game down to the last possessions, showing why they are the cream of the crop in the league. After …
#11 Providence Friars 72 (24-3) Creighton Bluejays 51 (19-9) It was going to be hard for Creighton to go on the road to beat Providence without stud Freshman point guard Ryan Nemhard anyway, but do try and do so on Senior Night at The Dunk with the Friars first ever Big East regular season championship …
#11 Providence Friars 99 (23-3) Xavier Musketeers 92 (17-10) In a game that seemingly had everything imaginable happen during the course of three overtimes, the Providence Friars once again showed their innate ability to close games out, no matter the circumstances. I feel like I'm going to sound like Bill Hader's character Stefon from SNL, …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Beat Xavier in Triple Overtime in a Game that had Everything
#8 Providence Friars 71 (22-3) Butler Bulldogs 70 (13-15) Playing without its late-game closer Al Durham, the Providence Friars got off to a rocky start, beginning the game shooting just 4/24 from the field and allowing open looks on seemingly every defensive possession. The team fell behind by as much as 19 to a Butler …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Claw Back from 19 Down to Beat Butler in OT, 71-70
#15 Providence Friars 71 (20-2) Georgetown Hoyas 52 (6-15) After a sloppy first half that saw Providence go into the break down 3 points to a Georgetown team that is winless in Big East, the Friars came out in the second half and blew the doors off the Hoyas. Jared Bynum led the way with …
#15 Providence Friars 86 (19-2) St. John's Red Storm 82 (11-9) Although I don't want to dawn Al Durham with the "Mariano Rivera" title that Ed Cooley gave him since I'm a Red Sox fan, I will say that I don't think I've been as confident with someone on the Friars closing out a game …
#17 Providence Friars 65 (18-2) #22 Marquette Golden Eagles 63 (15-7) After having their gam pushed back a day from Saturday to Sunday due to a blizzard, the Friars displayed great toughness and resiliency in avenging on of their two losses from earlier in the year, beating Marquette in front of a crazy crowd at …
#17 Providence Friars 65 (17-2) #21 Xavier Musketeers 62 (14-5) No A.J. Reeves for the 5th straight game. No points from leading scorer Nate Watson who was the focal point of the Xavier defense and hindered by constant foul trouble. No respect from the media who can't fathom how Providence can actually be really good …
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#21 Providence Friars 70 (13-1) DePaul Blue Demons 53 (9-3) DePaul is gonna DePaul. After coming into Big East Conference play with a 9-1 record and a win against Louisville (who may not be that great this year but for DePaul, that's still a name for a win), it turns out that DePaul is the …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Rout DePaul 70-53 for Their 8th Win in a Row
#21 Providence Friars 70 (12-1) #15 Seton Hall Pirates 65 (9-2) First off, both that throwback jersey and the picture of Al Durham are amazing. I wanted to get that off my chest immediately before I talk about the game at all. The visiting Seton Hall Pirates were a little short-handed during their visit to …
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