How to watch/listen as Providence hosts Xavier in men’s basketball on Wednesday

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Xavier (14-10 overall, 6-7 in Big East) at Providence College (11-12 overall, 5-7 in Big East)

Xavier is coming off an 80-68 loss to Villanova on Sunday. Eric Dixon poured in 24 points, Wooga Poplar had 23 and Tyler Perkins added 20 for Villanova, which broke away in the second half in Philadelphia. Dante Maddox Jr. paced Xavier with 24 points, Zach Freemantle added 18 and Marcus Foster had 10. The Musketeers shot 49.1 percent overall but had an uncharacteristic 14 turnovers to Villanova’s eight.

The Musketeers began the second half 8-for-13 from the field to build a six-point advantage. But Villanova responded to tie the game at 52-all. After Freemantle cut Xavier’s deficit to one, Dixon got yet another bucket while being fouled for a second three-point play. His run ended with two more free throws that gave Villanova a 64-58 advantage with 7:49 left. Villanova’s lead was down to six with less than five minutes to go, but a 10-0 Wildcats run featuring 3s from Dixon and Perkins put the game out of reach.

Providence Friar Bensley Joseph gets fouled and tripped by Creighton Bluejay Jamiya Neal while driving to the net.

Providence is coming off a tough 82-81 loss to Butler on Saturday. Seniors Jahmyl Telfort, Pierre Brooks II and Patrick McCaffrey combined for 53 points for the Bulldogs. Telfort led Butler (11-13, 4-9) with 24 points, connecting on 9-of-17 shots. Brooks added 18 points, while McCaffrey made 3-of-4 3-point attempts and finished with 11 points. Finley Bizjack also drained 3-of-4 long-range attempts on his way to 15 points.

Bensley Joseph netted 26 points to pace Providence, which also got a career-high 23 points from Rich Barron. Corey Floyd, Jr. notched 17 points and six assists, and Jayden Pierre tallied 11 points and eight assists.

The Friars continued to deal with injuries. Wesley Cardet Jr. (leg) sat out along with Bryce Hopkins and Jabri Abdur-Rahim after both suffered season-ending injuries.

Providence hung around with sharp 3-point shooting, knocking…

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Author : The Providence Journal

Publish date : 2025-02-13 10:22:00

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