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Cooley calls team `flat' and `tired' as Friars lose to No. 6 Butler, 70-58 w VIDEO

Jan 10, 2020 at 11:25 PM

PROVIDENCE – It’s only two weeks into the Big East schedule but the Providence College Friars now know why Butler is the surprise of the conference.

The sixth-ranked Bulldogs (15-1) improved to 3-0 in the league with their aggressive, opportunistic defense handcuffing the Friars on the way to a 70-58 win Friday night before 10,674 at the Dunk.

From the opening tip – when the Friars missed their first 13 shots - the Dogs held a listless PC team in check. The home team would go on to hit just 31 percent of its shots and make only 6-of-25 from behind the 3-point line.