Friars Win Overtime Thriller at Marquette

Apparently, Providence wasn’t ready to give up on the season just yet. The Friars won their fourth game in a row, and second consecutive on the road, in an 81-80 overtime thriller at Marquette.Where do we start with this one?

How about with the clutch shooting of sophomore AJ Reeves? Reeves had been kept out of the scoring column until Maliek White threw a pretty behind-the-back pass to him on the break for a dunk to make it 59-56 Friars at the 5:41 mark of the second half.

The final five minutes of regulation were a back-and-forth struggle. Marquette’s Brendan Bailey made a pair of free throws with 18 seconds left to give the Golden Eagles a three point lead, but Reeves hit a deep, contested…