Although South Florida controlled the pace, but Seton Hall took home a victory behind good defense. A little rest leading up to the game didn’t hurt, either.
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Providence has some growing pains with more players available
Providence has their entire team for this season together, but thus far the winning that was thought to be coming when they won with limited numbers has escaped them. Instead, they have been humbled.
Pittsburgh’s consistent identity leads to consistent results
Pittsburgh is nothing if not consistent in who they are. With Tuesday night’s 68-64 win at Providence being their third straight, the bottom line is keeping up with that consistency.
Offense, especially turnovers, a key concern for Villanova
Villanova had their chances in Saturday’s 69-66 loss at Providence. But turning the ball over 25 times and surrendering 19 offensive rebounds added up to a loss, and offense continues to be a primary concern.
Peyton Siva makes a deep and talented Louisville team go
Peyton Siva’s value to a deep and talented Louisville team was driven home in Monday night’s win at Connecticut. The game was a tale of two halves, with Siva playing no role in one and a big role in the other.
Win at Providence an unusual win of sorts for Syracuse
When you’ve won over 900 games, as Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim has, there are bound to be some unusual ones along the way and some won without big-time stars. Wednesday night’s win in Providence was one of both.
DePaul hopes to make a leap but must finish better than against Providence
If DePaul is going to make the kind of jump in the Big East they may be capable of this season, they’ll have to finish games better than they did on Saturday night at Providence. They built up a 22-point lead, only to see it dwindle into single digits before they sealed it.
Concerns for Providence illuminated in loss at Brown
Even before Friday night’s 69-68 loss at cross-town rival Brown, there were reasons to be concerned about Providence. Those reasons for concern have been illuminated with Friday’s game, and it’s at a bad time as Big East play is what lies ahead.
How the conferences shake out as 2013 approaches
Non-conference play is almost over, and we’ve learned something about a lot of teams and conferences although some are still a mystery. With that in mind, we take a look at how every conference in America looks as the new calendar year approaches.
Providence gets reinforcements at a good time
For once, on Tuesday night Providence was not a team badly in need of more bodies, and they hope it’s the beginning of a trend. The result of the game is a hopeful sign, but what led to it is bigger.
