1. Providence’s 66-65 loss to Long Beach State was one of two losses for the Big East on Thanksgiving Day. Creighton was buried by San Diego State, 83-52, late last night, while Seton Hall bounced back from a heartbreaking loss to Oregon on Wednesday to defeat Southern Miss, 81-56. Meanwhile, Markus Howard was spectacular (40 points) in Marquette’s exciting win over Davidson. Massachusetts native Kellen Grady finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds for Davidson.
Friday marks a busy day of Big East hoops. Providence takes on the College of Charleston at 4:30 (ESPNU, 99.7 FM), while DePaul plays Minnesota (3:00pm), Marquette takes on USC (4:30pm, ESPN2), Creighton goes up against #12 Texas Tech (10:30pm, FS1), and the Hall takes on Iowa State (7pm, ESPNU).