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#BIGEASThoops Highlights - #17 Providence 64, #22 Marquette 62
Hours after a historic blizzard hit New England, Providence got 17 points and six rebounds from Nate Watson in a physical, gritty victory over Marquette on Sunday in front of a packed house at The Dunk. Justin Minaya scored 14 and Al Durham added 11 points, all in the second half, for the Friars, while Noah Horchler chipped in an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double. The setback for Marquette snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Golden Eagles. Darryl Morsell had a big game for MU with 14 points, six steals and five assists while Tyler Kolek and Justin Lewis each scored 13.
#BIGEASThoops Highlights - No. 20 UConn 57, DePaul 50
R.J. Cole went for 25 points to lead UConn to a gritty road win on Saturday at DePaul. The Huskies struggled offensively but out-rebounded DePaul, 45-35, and held the Blue Demons under 30 percent form the floor. Andre Jackson led the effort on the glass for UConn with 13 rebounds and Javan Johnson scored a team-high 18 points for DePaul.
#BIGEASThoops Highlights - No. 14 Villanova 73, St. John's 62
Collin Gillespie scored 17 points with Caleb Daniels and Eric Dixon each adding 15 as Villanova cruised past St. John's on Saturday at The Finn. The Wildcats hit nine 3-pointers in the first half to build a double-digit lead at the break and never relented. Montez Mathis led St. John's with 14 points.
#BIGEASThoops Highlights - No. 21 Xavier 74, Creighton 64
After a sluggish first half, Xavier exploded out of the chute with a 19-0 run in the second half en route to out-scored Creighton 55-28 in the final 20 minutes of a comeback road win. Paul Scruggs led the way with 18 points and eight assists for the Musketeers, while Jack Nunge, Zach Freemantle and Nate Johnson all had at least 15 for XU. On the Creighton side, Ryan Nembhard led the way with 23 points.
#BIGEASThoops Highlights - Marquette 75, No. 20 Xavier 64
Justin Lewis was dominant with 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead Marquette to its sixth-straight win, including four against top-20 foes. Darryl Morsell added 19 points and seven assists for the Golden Eagles, while Paul Scruggs had a team-high 13 points for the Musketeers.
#BIGEASThoops Highlights - Providence 69, Butler 62
Nate Watson led four Friars in double-figures with 18 points and seven rebounds in Ed Cooley's 210th career win a Providence, moving him past Dave Gavitt for second in program history. The Bulldogs got 21 from Chuck Harris and 17 with eight boards from Bo Hodges in the hard-fought match-up.
#BIGEASThoops Highlights - Creighton 60, DePaul 47
The Bluejays rallied from a double-digit deficit with a huge 17-0 run spanning over seven minutes in the second half to notch a win in Omaha. Ryan Kalkbrenner led the way for Creighton with 18 points, 10 rebounds and six blocked shots.
#BIGEASThoops Highlights - No. 11 Villanova 85, Georgetown 74
Collin Gillespie exploded for 28 points to lead a second-half surge for the Wildcats on Saturday in DC. The Hoyas led by three at the half and got a career-high 25 points from Collin Holloway in the setback.