Entering the night on polar opposite sides of the BIG EAST conference, the Marquette men’s basketball team brushed aside a red hot No. 16 Providence Friars team 88-56 Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.
It is the first BIG EAST win for head coach Shaka Smart and the Golden Eagles, ending their three game losing skid in conference play.
“Our guys took an unbelievable approach (tonight),” Smart said. “Our guys understand that, we need to lead with defense and have to play and pull for one another and there’s no other way. When we understand that, then we can be really good.