On Tuesday night on the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, the tension was palpable. With a Big East regular season title possibly hanging in the balance, the game received top billing. It did not disappoint.
Forty minutes of basketball were played between the #8 Providence Friars and #10 Villanova Wildcats. More than half of that – 20:41, to be precise – were played with a margin of three points or less. Just 2:20 of the game came with a team leading by more than six.
Still, despite how close the game looked, Villanova had control from start to finish. The Wildcats led for nearly 95 percent of the game, 37:55 of playing time. Jay Wright’s team played one basket ahead of Providence all night long. In many ways, that one basket came in the game’s opening minute.
The Providence student section was ready for Tuesday night’s battle. Two hours before the doors opened, students were lined up outside the building. The Wildcats usually draw crowds on the road as the Big East’s top dog,…
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