No. 5 seed Butler (22-9, 10-8) vs. No. 4 seed Providence (19-12, 12-6)

Big East Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Madison Square Garden, New York; Thursday, 1:30 p.m. EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A.J. Reeves led the starting five in double figures with 19 points, Nate Watson scored 18 and Providence decimated DePaul 93-55 on Saturday.

DePaul (15-15, 3-14) vs. Providence (18-12, 11-6)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence looks for its sixth straight...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Alpha Diallo had 25 points as Providence defeated Xavier 80-74 on Wednesday night.

Luwane Pipkins added 23 points for Providence (18-12, 11-6 Big East Conference),...

Xavier (19-10, 8-8) vs. Providence (17-12, 10-6)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence looks for its fifth straight...

Providence (16-12, 9-6) vs. No. 12 Villanova (22-6, 11-4)

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Villanova looks for its sixth straight win in the...

No. 19 Marquette (17-8, 7-6) vs. Providence (15-12, 8-6)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Marquette presents a tough challenge...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alpha Diallo had 18 points and eight rebounds and Luwane Pipkins added 16 points as Providence defeated Georgetown 73-63 on Wednesday night.

Providence (14-12, 7-6) vs. Georgetown (15-10, 5-7)

Capital One Arena, Washington; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence goes for the season sweep over Georgetown after...

No. 10 Seton Hall (18-6, 10-2) vs. Providence (13-12, 6-6)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

JAMAICA, N.Y. (AP) — LJ Figueroa had 19 points as St. John's topped Providence 80-69 on Wednesday night.

Julian Champagnie had 14 points and seven rebounds for St. John's (14-11, 3-9 Big...

Providence (13-11, 6-5) vs. St. John's (13-11, 2-9)

Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, New York; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence looks for its seventh straight win in the...

Providence (13-10, 6-4) vs. Xavier (15-8, 4-6)

Cintas Center, Cincinnati; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence visits Xavier in a Big East matchup. Each program is coming off...

No. 21 Creighton (17-5, 6-3) vs. Providence (12-10, 5-4)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Creighton presents a tough challenge...

No. 9 Villanova (15-3, 5-1) vs. Providence (11-9, 4-3)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Villanova looks to give Providence its...

Providence (11-7, 4-1) vs. No. 25 Creighton (13-5, 2-3)

CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 Creighton looks to give Providence its...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Alpha Diallo had 19 points as Providence edged past St. John's 63-58 on Wednesday night.

Luwane Pipkins had six rebounds for Providence (11-7, 4-1 Big East...

St. John's (12-5, 1-3) vs. Providence (10-7, 3-1)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence looks for its sixth straight win in...

No. 6 Butler (14-1, 2-0) vs. Providence (10-6, 3-0)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence looks for its fifth straight win over...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Maliek White had 19 points to lead five Providence players in double figures as the Friars edged past Marquette 81-80 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Providence (9-6, 2-0) vs. Marquette (11-3, 1-1)

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Alpha Diallo and Providence will take...

Providence (8-6, 1-0) vs. DePaul (12-2, 0-1)

Wintrust Arena, Chicago; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence visits DePaul in a Big East matchup. Providence won 76-60 over...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Alpha Diallo tied his season high with 20 points as Providence beat Georgetown 76-60 on Tuesday.

Luwane Pipkins had 14 points for Providence (8-6, 1-0 Big East...

Georgetown (10-3, 0-0) vs. Providence (7-6, 0-0)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence hosts Georgetown as Big East play...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Texas head coach Shaka Smart described Providence as a team “with their backs against the wall. They had a desperation and an edge to them. You...

Texas (9-1) vs. Providence (6-6)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Matt Coleman III and Texas will...

Providence (6-5) vs. Florida (6-3)

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Florida faces Providence in a non-conference matchup. Providence beat Stony...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Luwane Pipkins and David Duke scored 21 points apiece as Providence edged past Stony Brook 82-78 on Saturday night.

The 21 points were a season high for Pipkins, who...

Stony Brook (7-4) vs. Providence (5-5)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook and Providence look to bounce back from losses....

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Fatts Russell had 24 points as Rhode Island defeated Providence 75-61 on Friday night.

Russell reached 20 points for the seventh straight game.

Providence (5-4) vs. Rhode Island (5-3)

Thomas M. Ryan Center, Kingston, Rhode Island; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Alpha Diallo and Providence will...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A.J. Reeves and Nate Watson scored 15 points apiece and Providence narrowly beat Pepperdine 80-77 in the Wooden Legacy on Sunday.

Providence (4-4) vs. Pepperdine (3-5)

Wooden Legacy , Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence is set to face Pepperdine in the Wooden...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Grant Riller had 29 points as College of Charleston topped Providence 63-55 in the Wooden Legacy on Friday.

Riller, who added five rebounds and five assists, scored 14...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Michael Carter III scored six of his career-high 23 points in the final minute as Long Beach State rallied past Providence 66-65 in the Wooden Legacy on Thursday.

Providence (4-2) vs. Long Beach State (2-4)

Wooden Legacy , Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California; Thursday, 2 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence and Long Beach State will meet...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ryan Betley scored 22 points and AJ Brodeur scored 17 with 10 rebounds and underdog Pennsylvania stunned Providence 81-75 on Saturday.

Penn (2-2) vs. Providence (4-1)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Penn visits Providence in an early season matchup. Penn came up short...

Merrimack (3-2) vs. Providence (3-1)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack and Providence both look to put winning streaks...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — David Duke had 17 points and six assists as Providence romped past St. Peter's 68-47 on Saturday.

Alpha Diallo had 15 points and nine rebounds for Providence (3-1)....

St. Peter's (0-1) vs. Providence (2-1)

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: St. Peter's and Providence look to bounce back from...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — After opening the season with a stunning home loss last week, Northwestern bounced back in a big way Wednesday night.

Ryan Young had 16 points and Anthony Gaines added...

Providence (2-0) vs. Northwestern (0-1)

Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence plays Northwestern in an early season matchup. Providence...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — David Duke had a career-high 21 points as Providence romped past NJIT 76-47 on Saturday.

Alpha Diallo had 15 points for Providence (2-0). Maliek White added 11...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Alpha Diallo had 19 points and 14 rebounds for his 17th career double-double as Providence easily defeated Sacred Heart 106-60 on Tuesday night.