Last February Providence suffered its worst defeat of the season — an 80-63 home loss to a DePaul team that entered 2-9 in Big East play. PC trailed by over 30 to the lowly Demons, opening up all sorts of questions about the direction of the team in the season’s home stretch.
The next time out, the Friars wore pink breast cancer awareness uniforms and knocked off #3 Villanova.
Wednesday’s 78-59 win over St. John’s wasn’t nearly as dramatic as upsetting the eventual national champions, but it once again illustrated the resiliency of Ed Cooley’s teams since he took over in Providence.