PROVIDENCE – In most of the nation’s college basketball conferences, a bitter loss owns the opportunity to fester and sting for as much as a full year. Not in the Big East.
The Big East is one of the few leagues in the country that plays a perfect double round robin schedule. The 10 teams play each other twice, home-and-home, for a total of 18 games. It’s the only formula that can not only decide a true champion but create a chance to avenge a January loss with a February win.
Such an opportunity falls into the laps of the Providence Friars Saturday afternoon at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.