The Virginia Cavaliers take on the Providence Friars in tonight’s Legends Classic championship game after both teams handled their respective opponents in the semifinals.
Providence is 5-0 and coming off a win Monday night over a solid Northwestern team, 77-72. They also blew out Wisconsin earlier this season (that game ended 63-58, but Providence led by 11 at halftime and were not seriously threatened).
Unlike last night’s opponent Georgia, the Friars have quite a bit of size. At any given time, they may have four players 6’6” or bigger on the floor. Center Nate Watson leads the team in scoring and is one of the top big men in the nation.