Gillespie, Moore lead No. 3 Villanova past Providence 71-56
— Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and No. 3 Villanova used a dominating second half to defeat Providence 71-56 on Saturday.
— Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and No. 3 Villanova used a dominating second half to defeat Providence 71-56 on Saturday.
— Nate Watson scored a career-high 29 points and Providence turned back Creighton each time it pulled close to beat the 11th-ranked Bluejays 74-70 on Wednesday night.
— Dawson Garcia tied his season high with 20 points as Marquette topped Providence 79-69 on Tuesday night.
— Colby Jones hit a 3-pointer with one tenth of a second left to lead Xavier to a 74-73 win over Providence on Sunday.
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— Christian Bishop had a go-ahead dunk with 0.8 seconds left and the 11th-ranked Creighton Bluejays held off a late rally to beat the Providence Friars 67-65 on Saturday.
— David Duke had 22 points and 13 rebounds as Providence got past Butler 71-55 on Wednesday.
— David Duke scored 24 points, including the clinching free throws with a half minute to play and Providence defeated DePaul 95-90 in double overtime on Sunday.
— JaKobe Coles had 14 points off the bench to lead Butler to a 70-64 win over Providence on Wednesday night.
— A.J. Reeves hit a wide-open corner 3-poi nter on a busted play with 3.1 seconds left in overtime to lead Providence to an 80-77 win over Seton Hall on Sunday.
— David Duke scored 28 points for the second straight game, and Providence beat TCU 79-70 on Wednesday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
— David Duke had 28 points and Nate Watson added 20 points as Providence topped Fairleigh Dickinson 79-67 on Saturday.
— John Petty Jr. scored 16 points and Jaden Shackelford added 15 and Alabama beat Providence 88-71 on Wednesday night.
— Nate Watson scored 22 points and Providence held on to defeat Davidson 63-62 in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday night.
— Race Thompson set career highs with 22 points and 13 rebounds, Al Durham added 19 points, and Indiana beat Providence 79-58 on Monday in the relocated Maui Invitational.
— Nate Watson had a career-high 23 points plus 10 rebounds as Providence easily defeated Fairfield 97-56 on Wednesday.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Villanova | 5-0 | - | 10-1 |
Creighton | 7-3 | 0.5 | 11-4 |
Seton Hall | 6-3 | 1 | 9-6 |
UConn | 5-3 | 1.5 | 8-3 |
Xavier | 3-2 | 2 | 10-2 |
Marquette | 4-5 | 3 | 8-7 |
Providence | 4-5 | 3 | 8-7 |
Butler | 4-6 | 3.5 | 5-8 |
St. John's | 3-6 | 4 | 9-7 |
DePaul | 1-5 | 4.5 | 3-5 |
Georgetown | 1-5 | 4.5 | 3-8 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Rafael Castro | PF | Signed | 81 |
Legend Geeter | PF | Signed | 79 |
Final Fours | 2 |
Tournament Record | 15-21 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 20 |