National Basketball Association
Providence 83, Villanova 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Ed Corbett, # Brian O'Connell
Attendance:
7927
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Vincent Council led the way with 16 points, eight assists and eight rebounds as Providence knocked off its second ranked opponent in a row with an 83-68 victory over No. 7 Villanova on Wednesday.
Marshon Brooks hit 12 of 14 free throws to finish with 20 points and Gerald Coleman added 16 for Providence (13-8, 2-6 Big East), which took down Louisville on Saturday for its first conference victory.
Brooks shot 2 of 10 in the first half but the Friars were still able to take a 34-25 edge into the break thanks to the struggles of Villanova’s stars, as Corey Fisher and Corey Stokes combined to shoot 0 of 13 in the first half.
Providence would not let the Wildcats pull any closer than seven points in the second half, pushing it to as much as 74-56 when Bryce Cotton knocked down a 3-pointer with 2:57 left.
Villanova (17-3, 5-2) finished shooting 32.5 percent (22 of 77) from the floor, including 4 of 22 from beyond the arc. The Wildcats, still hopeful of grabbing a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, get their next three at home with Georgetown, Marquette and West Virginia up next.
Top Game Performances
| Villanova |
|
Providence |
|
Maalik Wayns 18 |
Scoring |
Marshon Brooks 20 |
|
Corey Fisher 7 |
Assists |
Vincent Council 8 |
|
Antonio Pena 15 |
Rebounds |
Kadeem Batts 9 |
|
Isaiah Armwood 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Marshon Brooks 12 |
|
Dominic Cheek 2 |
Steals |
Marshon Brooks 2 |
|
Isaiah Armwood 2 |
Blocks |
Marshon Brooks 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Villanova
|
68 |
32.5 |
4-22 |
14-18 |
10 |
48 |
4 |
4 |
|
| Providence
|
83 |
37.3 |
8-26 |
31-38 |
12 |
39 |
3 |
7 |
|
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