The Friars aren’t ready to give up on this season just yet. Following a disappointing 6-6 start to the season, Providence has rebounded with three straight wins — the most recent a 66-65 victory over an improved DePaul team on Saturday afternoon.
Nate Watson was the hero late, making a free throw with 0.1 on the clock to push PC ahead in a game they really deserved to win. DePaul’s Paul Reed (24 points, 15 rebounds) may have been the best player on the floor on Saturday, but the Friars leaned on veterans Maliek White and Emmitt Holt in critical moments while Alpha Diallo sat for a long stretch of the second half due to foul trouble.