As the 2003 Final Four team looked on, the No. 20 Marquette men’s basketball team soared to a victory on Wednesday night, defeating the No. 22 Providence Friars 83-75 in Fiserv Forum.
“Heck of a night for Marquette,” Marquette head coach Shaka Smart said. “I thought our guys did a terrific job of trying to lock in on the ‘how’ of what we wanted to try and go do. It’s a really good win for us tonight.”
Providence got on the board first in this contest with a made layup from sophomore forward Bryce Hopkins. Marquette would respond on the other end as junior guard Tyler Kolek made a layup of his own.