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Providence Friars Fall Flat at Home Against St. John’s, 83-70

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St. John’s entered their game at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center 0-3 in the Big East and last in 3-point shooting. Neither of those things were immediately evident as the Red Storm started the game on fire from downtown. Behind an 8/13 (61.5%) performance from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes St. John’s was able to force Ed Cooley’s team out of their zone defense and take a 42-30 lead into the locker room. Chris Obekpa only played 5 minutes in the first half due to foul trouble but it didn’t matter as Phil Greene IV 4/7 from deep and D’Angelo Harrison went 3/5 from 3-point range.

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence 13-4 (3-1) vs St. John’s 11-4 (0-3) 1/14/15

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Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI

When: 7:00 PM

How: Fox Sports 1 (Dick Stockton & Vin Parise)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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Providence Friars Need Overtime to Beat Georgetown, 60-57, in Classic Big East Slugfest

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“That was an old-school Big East war.”

Ed Cooley said that during his opening statement of the postgame press conference. It certainly had an old-school feel. The first half was a rock fight with both teams shooting under 30% from the field. Providence led by as much as 6 in the opening stanza but Georgetown was able to overcome that deficit to take a 2 point lead into the locker room, 23-21.

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence 12-4 (2-1) vs Georgetown 10-4 (2-1) 1/10/15

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Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI

When: 12:00 PM

How: Fox Sports 1 (Tim Brando & Bill Raftery)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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Cooley Uses Unconventional 2nd Half Lineup to Come Back for Friars’ Road Win at Butler

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The first 20 minutes at Hinkle Fieldhouse saw a Providence team that was playing the same way they had on the road all season. The story early was turnovers of which the Friars had 6 in the first 9 minutes. Just as they seemed to quiet that issue that other ugly problem that has plagued them on the road came to the forefront: giving up offensive rebounds. Butler led by 7 at the half and Cooley and the Friars were left searching for answers.

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence 11-4 (1-1) at Butler 11-4 (1-1) 1/6/15

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Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IN

When: 9:00 PM

How: CBS Sports Network (Carter Blackburn & Pete Gillen)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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Providence Falls on the Road at Marquette, 75-66

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It’s amazing what being on the road will do to a team. Providence came to Milwaukee on a 5 game winning streak where they saw some of their key players playing some of their best basketball of the season. Entering Saturday’s contest against Marquette road teams were 0-6 in Big East play with #6 Villanova falling at Seton Hall in overtime in the game preceding this one.
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