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Weird Wednesday: Jays Outlast Friar Comeback, Win 76-70 In OT

Related Topics: Jay, Providence, Rhode Island

Creighton and Providence famously enamor themselves in rockfights whenever the two meet. That’s just a basic fact; just look at the box scores of each game since the Jays came aboard the BIG EAST TRAIN.

Perhaps it’s coaching acumen that causes the table to tilt towards garbage basketball, both suited men refusing to waver from pushing their players to put up their best defensive efforts. Perhaps it’s something deeper than that, that the black and blue they sport on their jerseys resembles their bodies once the games come to its conclusion. Perhaps it’s just the way the schedule rolls, that both teams typically come off good shooting performances against porous defenses.