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PC moves to 3-0 in Big East after nipping Marquette in overtime, 81-80.

Jan 7, 2020 at 9:36 PM

MILWAUKEE – Now that was a productive trip to the Midwest.

The resurgent Providence College Friars needed to survive in regulation and then hold on in overtime but upset Marquette Tuesday, 81-80. The Friars are now a perfect 3-0 in the Big East after beating the Golden Eagles and DePaul in the last four days.

Marquette’s Markus Howard went off for 39 points but the Friars’ balanced attack won out. Maliek White led the Friars with 19 points, Nate Watson had 13

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