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PROVIDENCE — The time for excuses has run out for the Providence College basketball team.
Only a month ago, the Friars were riding high at 18-4 and wondering how they could angle their way into the race for a Big East championship. Ed Cooley’s team owned a win over first-place Villanova, a sweep of Butler and an unheard-of 6-0 road record.