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Jim Donaldson: A freshman shows patience and the Friars live on

  • PC's Rodney Bullock, left, and Kris Dunn celebrate after Bullock made the game-winning layup to beat USC on Thursday.
    AP/Gerry Broome



  • One play.
    That’s what it came down to — an 18-year-old freshman, standing on the baseline with the ball in his hands and two seconds on the game clock, hoping to inbound it to someone who could sink the game-winning shot.
    Not just the game was on the line.
    So were Providence College’s season, Ed Cooley’s NCAA Tournament record and Kris Dunn’s legacy.
    Suppose Drew Edwards didn’t have the patience to wait for the inbounds play to sort itself out.