| Final Score | |
| (4) Providence | 68 |
| (1) Villanova | 76 |
| Leading Scorer | Leading Rebounder | |
| (4) Providence | Bullock: 18 | Bullock: 7 |
| (1) Villanova | Jenkins: 21 | Arcidiacono: 7 |
Continue reading Friars Lose: (1) Villanova 76, (4) Providence 68
| Final Score | |
| (4) Providence | 68 |
| (1) Villanova | 76 |
| Leading Scorer | Leading Rebounder | |
| (4) Providence | Bullock: 18 | Bullock: 7 |
| (1) Villanova | Jenkins: 21 | Arcidiacono: 7 |
Continue reading Friars Lose: (1) Villanova 76, (4) Providence 68
Where: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
When: 6:30pm EST
How: FS1 (Gus Johnson & Jim Jackson with Molly McGrath)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
This thoughts from the road is me cheating a little. I’m writing this from the press room in Madison Square Garden. The brownies are so good, can you blame me?
“The last play of the game was a 50-50 call. I think we have the best officials in the country. I think the Big East has always had the best officials in the country. It doesn’t come down to one play. I’m pretty sure everybody’s going to ask me about that. At the end of the day, we have the best officials in the country. It was a 50-50 call. It can go either way. It just didn’t go our way tonight.”

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