Marshon Brooks News

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Jonathan Peoples scored a career-high 23 points and Tim Abromaitis added 22 to lead Notre Dame to a 93-78 victory over Providence on Wednesday night.

In advance of Big East play, here are some projections for the season as well as a quick look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of each team in the conference.

Going to the line was just fine for Spring Valley. The Vikings went to the foul line 36 times and made 28 foul shots on Monday night in a 67-55 win over Stephenson in the quarterfinals of the Crescent Bank Holiday Invitational at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

Well, we have come to the end of the road that is the out of conference schedule.A The Friars finish up with an 8-4 record, exactly where they were last year.A The game wasn't easy, but in the end the Friars were able to put away Yale by a score of 87-78.A The BIG EAST season is here .A I'm excited, the players are excited, heck your grandmother is ...

It's Christmas, the Friars done with their non-league schedule, and the specter of the Big East looms large, in this league that all but eats its young.

Jamine Peterson had a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds to help Providence rally past Yale 87-78 on Monday night.

Khadijah Sessions scored a game-high 19 points as Myrtle Beach pulled away in the second half to beat Hartsville 58-40 on Saturday in the Consolation Bracket of the Crescent Bank Holiday Invitational at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

Slowly but surely, Providence College basketball fans are beginning to see just what Keno Davis' basketball dream looks like.

I think everyone agrees that the two big breaks from games this month for the Friars are going to be big.A The team has now played 11 games with each other, and now can really start to focus on improving their weaknesses before the BIG EAST season starts.

With 11 games in the book, there are certainly more questions than answers surrounding the Providence College basketball Friars.

Keno Davis clearly did not want to make any excuses. In fact, he was quick to place much of the blame on himself for last night's 82-73 loss to Iona College.

The Providence Friars began Saturday night's game against Iona College with heavy legs and left the building with very heavy hearts after getting upset, 82-73.. The Friars, now 7-4, showed all sorts of signs of being worn down from a stretch of four games in eight days and the Gaels took advantage with the stunning win.

As Brian McKenzie and Keno Davis sat together at a table answering questions after Providence College's win at George Washington on Wednesday night, Davis began praising his senior's efforts to expand his game.

Providence hits 3's, tops George Washington 110-97 Eds: APNewsNow. Providence 110, George Washington 97.

Providence College has run away in the second half and beaten Brown University, 78-62, Monday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

Another PC-URI basketball game has gone down to the wire. This time URI has held on for an exciting, 86-82 win over the Friars.

What the sellout crowd at the Ryan Center saw out of the Providence College Friars on Saturday afternoon came as no surprise.

Keith Cothran had 19 points and shot 6-for-6 from the free throw line in the final 2 minutes as Rhode Island rallied past Providence 86-82 on Saturday afternoon.

While only seven games into the young college basketball season, the Providence Friars take their 5-2 record and resilient attitude down to Kingston where they face the URI Rams at the Ryan Center tomorrow.

In the midst of Cox Sports' outstanding behind-the-scenes look at the University of Rhode Island's basketball program titled "Somehow, Someway," the Rams' point guard, Marquis Jones , puts Rhody's rivalry with Providence College into perspective.