It was a full team effort for Providence in Thursday’s Big East Tournament Quarterfinal victory over Creighton. Alpha Diallo scored in the closing seconds of the second half to tie the game and then stopped 1st Team All Big East performer on the other end to force overtime. PC pushed its lead to four behind a beautiful spin move and step back by Kyron Cartwright with 15 seconds left in the overtime session, and survived missed Creighton’s game-tying attempt with two seconds to play.
The 72-68 victory should all but seal Providence’s fifth straight NCAA Tournament bid under Ed Cooley.