Providence Friars (18-15) 62 #25 Villanova Wildcats (23-9) 73 Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before...the Providence Friars lose a close game to the #1 seeded Villanova Wildcats in the Big East Tournament. Despite holding Villanova to just 36.7% shooting from the floor for the game, the Friars were unable to …
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Providence Friars (18-14) 80 Butler Bulldogs (16-16) 57 Usually I would say that I'm sick of playing the same team of the 3rd time in 16 days, but if these are the outcomes of doing so, I guess I can get used to it. The Friars looked the best they have all season in completely …
After a thrilling Big East Championship between Villanova and Providence in which Villanova prevailed 76-66 in overtime before a sold out Madison Square Garden, the Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team were named. Mikal Brides was given the 2018 Dave Gavitt Trophy for the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament after an incredible performance against …
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Providence Friars 66 (21-13) #2 Villanova Wildcats 76 (30-4) OT The Providence Friars once again took a team to Overtime in the Big East Tournament, but this time is was Villanova and unfortunately, the Friars were unable to make it three Overtime victories in a row in their quest to win their 3rd Big East …
Providence Friars 75 (21-12) #3 Xavier Musketeers 72 (28-5) OT Wow. What...A...Game. After finding themselves down 17 points to Xavier, the number 3 team in the country, the Providence Friars stormed back and snatched victory from the reigning Big East Regular Season Champions in their second overtime game in as many days. The Friars finished …
Providence Friars 72 (20-12) Creighton Bluejays 68 (21-11) OT The Friars entered the Quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament in New York's Madison Square Garden with an opportunity to cement themselves a spot in the NCAA tourney with a potential win against a Creighton team that has been listed as a lock for the Big …
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Providence Friars 79 (21-11) - St. John's Red Storm 74 (20-12) In what was essentially a loser goes to the NIT game, Providence was able to hold on down the stretch amiss a valiant comeback attempt by St. John's down the stretch, erasing a 15 point deficit in the waning minutes to make …
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Providence Friars 65 (23-11) - #14 Creighton Bluejays 58 (26-7) Some highlights from the game before we get started... In the words of Ed Cooley, "What bubble? There's no bubble, we bursted that bubble tonight baby." And just like that, the Providence College Friars come out of New York City as …
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Providence Friars (20-12) 58 Creighton Bluejays (24-8) 70 Ed Cooley summed up the game perfectly in the post-game conference, "We just didn't play well. We picked a bad time to play our worst game in probably 5 or 6 weeks." After finishing the Big East regular season with 6 straight wins and seemingly gelling and peaking at the most …
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Providence College Friars (23-10) 68 #3 Villanova Wildcats (29-4) 76 If the Friars don't have both Ben Bentil and Kris Dunn clicking at an elite level, they have little to no chance of beating a top tier team like Villanova. Not only did they not have both of them playing well, they had neither of them. Ben Bentil struggled …
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