Daily News | After Providence loss, Villanova is heading toward the fishbowl when it comes to tournament aspirations
Like the rest before them, it ended in a Villanova loss. This one, though, maybe felt a little different going in. The Wildcats were on a three-game winning streak and finally healthy.Any hope that Villanova could impart onto its fans that a run to Big East glory next month at Madison Square Garden — though unlikely — was possible evaporated inside a sold-out and raucous Amica Mutual Pavilion, where No. 24 Providence sent the Wildcats back under .500 in a 85-72 win.
Providence’s Ed Croswell, a Philadelphia native and La Salle transfer, led all scorers with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Bryce Hopkins added 19 points and 12 rebounds. Noah Locke and Devin Carter also tallied double figures for Providence. In a blink, the lead was gone. Locke drilled a transition three that started a 15-4 Providence run capped by a three-point play by Ed Croswell. It came after Providence got its big man matched up with freshman guard Brendan Hausen near the rim.Villanova, however, didn’t go away. The Wildcats used a 10-2 run to cut Providence’s lead to 63-61 with 4:53 to play.
“They came back and continued to play hard,” Neptune said. “It’s just a game where you can never get satisfied or take your foot off the pedal for a second. Key rebounds, a couple key possessions where we couldn’t get a stop really hurt us in the end.”In front of a home crowd they haven’t lost in front of all season, the Friars scored 11 of the first 15 points of the game and thoroughly dominated Villanova for much of the half.
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