INDIANAPOLIS --- The comforts of home can't come soon enough for a Providence College team battered and bruised on the rugged Big East road.
No. 13 Butler finally snapped its hex against the Friars on Sunday, riding a blistering first-half shooting performance to a 78-61 triumph at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Bulldogs connected at a 72.7-percent clip from the field through the opening 20 minutes, the third team in as many outings to shred a Providence defense that was locked inside the national top 40 through the season's first 12 games. Boston College (71.4 percent in the second half), Xavier (60.