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ROSEMONT, Ill. — At the start of virtually every game this season, Ben Bentil stands in the center jump circle and sizes up a taller opponent.
Bentil loses the game-opening jump ball more often than not but then he goes about destroying opposing big men. It’s a pattern that’s helped the Providence Friars to a spot in the national polls (No. 11 this week) and an 18-4 record (6-3 Big East) entering Tuesday’s game at DePaul.