PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ben Bentil scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Providence used a late rally to beat Creighton, 70-66 on Wednesday night.
The victory pulled the Friars into a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big East Conference with Creighton and Butler with one game left.
Creighton took a four-point lead at halftime and pushed it to six on James Milliken's jumper seconds into the second half. Bentil pulled Providence even at 49-49 midway through the period. Isaiah Zierden gave Creighton a 55-54 lead with 7:15 to play, but Jalen Lindsey put Providence ahead 56-55 on a 3-point play with 5:38 left.