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Marquette advances to Big East championship for second-straight year after 78-69 semifinal win

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Ben Gold (right) and Kam Jones (left) defend Providence’s Devin Carter in Marquette’s 78-69 win over Providence in the Big East Tournament semifinals. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

NEW YORK — No Tyler Kolek be damned.

Marquette men’s basketball was once again without its starting point guard, whose oblique injury has kept him sidelined for the last six games. But that didn’t matter Friday night.

Not when the rest of the Golden Eagles were there to lead the charge over the No. 7 seed Providence Friars 79-68 Friday night in the Big East Tournament semifinals at Madison Square Garden.