After dispatching the Butler Bulldogs Wednesday night, the Providence Friars embark on the next step of their journey through the Big East Tournament.
Naturally, that journey will carry them into a matchup with the reigning Big East regular season champions: The Villanova Wildcats. The Wildcats will face off with the Friars at Madison Square Garden on Thursday afternoon.
‘Nova isn’t riding as highly as they’ve been grown accustomed to lately as they head into this quarterfinal matchup. The Wildcats were once 10-0 in Big East play, but finished 3-5 the rest of the way to go 13-5.