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NCAA Tournament

Providence Makes School-Record Fourth Straight NCAA Tournament

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Providence losing to Creighton in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night broke a streak of three straight trips to the semifinals. One streak that will continue is their NCAA Tournament appearance streak. Providence will be an 11 seed in the East region in a rematch of last year’s First Round game with USC. The Friars and Trojans will face off in Dayton as part of the First Four. The game tips at 9:10pM ET on Wednesday.

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Deep Breaths

Deep Breaths, Friartown: Better Season Than Expected Edition, Perspective

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I did a post like this after the news of Paschal Chukwu’s transfer broke back in May of 2015. That edition of “Deep Breaths, Friartown” was more about trying to make lemonade out of lemons while trying to shake of the seemingly illogical move by Chukwu to leave a starting role with a lottery pick point guard in Kris Dunn. Time — and plenty of on-court success since the big man went north to Syracuse — has moved Chukwu’s out of nowhere decision off most Providence fans’ radars. The current hot button topic that is the motivation for this post is the no-show performance by Providence in their Big East Tournament quarterfinal game on Thursday night. While it was painful to watch and I’m sure Friar fans turned off the TV or walked out of Madison Square Garden with a bad taste in their mouths, it’s important to keep things in perspective. And that’s ultimately why I’m writing this. Perspective.

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Postgame Press Conference

WATCH: Big East Tournament 2017 Postgame Press Conferences: Creighton and Providence 3/9/17

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Here are the postgame press conferences after Providence’s 70-58 loss to Creighton in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals:

Creighton (Greg McDermott, Khyri Thomas, Davion Mintz):

Providence (Ed Cooley):

Video courtesy of BigEastCoastBias.com.

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Game Previews & Recaps

Big East Tournament 2017, Friars Lose: (6) Creighton 70, (3) Providence 58

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1H 2H Final Score
(6) Creighton 27 43 70
(3) Providence 30 28 58

Stat Leaders

Points Rebounds Assists
Creighton Thomas: 19 Patton: 8 Foster/Mintz/Thomas:2
Providence Cartwright: 15 Cartwright/Lindsey:7 Cartwright: 4

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Game Previews & Recaps

Big East Tournament 2017 Game Notes & Preview: (3) Providence (20-11, 10-8) vs (6) Creighton (23-8, 10-8) 3/9/17

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Where: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

When: 9:30pm EST

How: FS1 (Gus Johnson & Bill Raftery with Lisa Byington)/Fox Sports GO (Where Available)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

Game Notes

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Schedule

Tickets on Sale Now for November 2017 2K Classic at MSG featuring Providence

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The Big East Tournament got underway on Wednesday night and Providence’s quarterfinal matchup against Creighton at Madison Square Garden takes place later this evening. No coach likes to look ahead even a game but Providence fans can look all the way ahead to November 2017 beginning today. Fans now have the opportunity to purchase tickets to the 2017 2K Classic Championship Round that will feature the Friars as one of four headlining teams.

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Alumni Events

Providence Pre-game Gatherings and Gamewatches: 2017 Big East Tournament Quarterfinals Edition

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In town for the Big East Tournament and looking for a place to meet up with other Providence fans before tonight’s game? There are two official options via Providence’s alumni website:

Pre- and Post-Game Me​​et-Ups at Mustang Harry’s​​​​

All Friar Fans are welcome to join us in New York City at Mustang Harry’s before and after each Friar game during BIG EAST Tournament Week March 8-11 for an informal meet up! Mustang Harry’s will serve as Providence College’s headquarters during the tournament.​​​

Mustang Harry’s​
352 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10001​

PCCNY ​​Pre-​​ and post-Game Gathering and Game Watch​

The Providence College Club of New York proudly invites you to experience PC Basketball and the BIG EAST Tournament at Jack Demsey’s, PCCNY’s official game watch location for the 2016-17 season!  Centrally located near Madison Square Garden, Penn Station and Grand Central, and just steps away from the B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, 1, 2, and 3 trains, stop by Jack Demsey’s before, during, or after any of the Friar or other BIG EAST Tournament games this week!​

Jack Demsey’s
36 W 33rd St.
New York, NY 10001
Contact: Pete Van Name ’11, pvanname@gmail.com​

Can’t make it to Madison Square Garden for Providence’s quarterfinal matchup against Creighton in the Big East Tournament?

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