A Big One Awaits on Saturday

Opportunity awaits Providence on Saturday afternoon. The Friars, winners of four of their last six games, have played their way back onto the bubble thanks to an 8-6 mark in 14 conference games to date, with the most recent win coming on the road at Georgetown on Wednesday. With #19 Marquette coming to the Dunk for a noon tip, Providence has a chance for its fourth straight win over a nationally ranked team.

These two were engaged in a good one back in early January. Providence snuck out of Milwaukee with an 81-80 overtime victory, as AJ Reeves buried a late 3-pointer to send the game to overtime, and Kalif Young put PC ahead with 35 seconds left in the extra session. Three Friars scored in…