Game: Marquette at Providence, Saturday, February 25
Where the Friars Stood: The seemingly unthinkable became a reality after Providence defeated Butler and Xavier at home before winning on a last second 3-pointer by Kyron Cartwright at Creighton.
With those three wins, the Friars’ tournament hopes were suddenly very much alive. There was still work to do, however, and Marquette offered an opportunity to knock off a fourth straight NCAA Tournament team.
With two winnable games to close out the regular season (DePaul at home, at St. John’s) the Dunk was at a fever pitch for this Saturday afternoon tilt.