18-12, 9-8 Big East

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Providence PROV	37	37			74
Xavier XAV	40	44			84

Xavier MusketeersXavierXAV

26-4, 14-3 Big East

Providence Friars @ Xavier Musketeers

Game Information

Cincinnati, OH

Referee:Jeff Clark

Referee:Tony Chiazza

Referee:John Gaffney

NCAA Division I

Big East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	30-7
UConn	17-3	1	34-6
Villanova	15-5	3	24-9
Seton Hall	10-10	8	21-12
Creighton	9-11	9	16-18
DePaul	8-12	10	16-16
Butler	7-13	11	16-16
Providence	7-13	11	15-18
Marquette	7-13	11	12-20
Georgetown	6-14	12	16-18
Xavier	6-14	12	15-18

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