It's a Friday night of Big East basketball headlined by the Providence Friars visiting the Villanova Wildcats. PC last took the court on Tuesday at Creighton and were blasted by the Bluejays, 84-64. Ryan Kalkbrenner paced Creighton's attack with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and six blocks. No Friar scored more than 10 points on the night. Villanova has lost two in a row most recently bowing to Xavier in Cincinnati 69-63 on Tuesday.
The Friars are currently 3-4 in Big East play and 9-9 overall on the season. Villanova is 11-7 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
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