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Providence
vs
Xavier
Today's Featured Sports Pick

Game Date:
02/17/2016
7:00pm EST

Lines:
Providence +9
Xavier -9

Total:
Over 149.5 (-108)
Under 149.5 (-108)

Community Picks: Providence 0% vs Xavier 0%

Providence and Xavier Thread

Team Tweets & News Articles
Providence
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Jajuan Johnson scored 16 points and hit a key 3-pointer with 1:16 left in double overtime, and Marquette outlasted No. 20 Providence 96-91 on Wednesday night. Continue to Article
February 10, 2016 9:54:pm EST
Xavier
No Xavier team has won 20 games so quickly or been ranked so high. Xavier has never reached a Final Four. The Musketeers have come close a couple of times, losing to Duke in a regional final in 2004 and to UCLA in 2008. Continue to Article
February 08, 2016 5:34:pm EST
Providence
Ben Bentil played for Providence despite an injured ankle, scoring 18 of his 20 points in the second half against No. 3 Villanova. The Friars are just 2-4 in league games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, which had a season-best 12,883 in attendance. Providence beat Villanova in overtime on Jan. 24. Continue to Article
February 06, 2016 7:28:pm EST
Providence
In 22 previous games this season, Villanova forward Darryl Reynolds had never scored more than six points. He more than tripled his season high Saturday in the Wildcats' impressive 72-60 road victory at 11th-ranked Providence. With Villanova's starting center Daniel Ochefu sidelined for a third straight game as a result of a concussion, Reynolds started in his place and scored 19 points on 9-for-10 shooting. Most of Reynolds' baskets came around the the rim on layups, tip-ins and deft back-to-the-basket post moves.    Nine of Reynolds' points came in the opening five minutes of the second half, enabling Villanova to extend its lead to 15 and give itself enough of a cushion to survive Providence's attempt to rally.  Reynolds also had 10 rebounds and two blocks, helping the Wildcats remain alone in first place in the Big East and avenge their lone league loss of the season. The emergence of Reynolds is an encouraging sign for a Villanova team thought to have little meaningful interior depth behind Ochefu. It won't be necessary for Reynolds to play 36 minutes again unless Ochefu gets hurt, but Jay Wright should now have ample confidence in the 6-foot-8 forward to give him 15-20 minutes off the bench in a meaningful game. What was also encouraging for Villanova was the way it defended Providence's two stars. When the Friars upset the Wildcats in Philadelphia last month, forward Ben Bentil had 31 points and point guard Kris Dunn had 13 points and 14 assists. Bentil shook off a lingering ankle injury to score 20 points on Saturday, but Dunn was far less effective. He shot only 4-for-15 from the field and finished with twice as many turnovers as assists because Villanova clogged the lane and kept him out of transition.  Reynolds was Villanova's primary interior scoring threat, but he had plenty of help from the perimeter. Ryan Arcidiacono had 16 points and Josh Hard had 14 as the Wildcats won despite shooting just 5-for-22 from behind the arc. On one late possession after Providence had briefly closed within five, Reynolds saw something he may never have seen before this season — a double team in the post. He took advantage, throwing a pinpoint kick-out pass to an open Arcidiacono for a 3-pointer that snuffed out the Friars' rally. - - - - - - - Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @JeffEisenberg Continue to Article
February 06, 2016 4:57:pm EST
Providence
SMU sounds like it saw this coming. Following its second loss in three games since an extended unbeaten start, the Mustangs look to get back on track defensively as they visit South Florida on Sunday. The No. 12 Mustangs (19-2, 8-2 AAC) have given up 76.0 points per game in their 1-2 stretch after allowing 61.9 during the first 18 contests. Continue to Article
February 06, 2016 4:31:pm EST
 
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